I saw this movie for the first time recently after avoiding it for so long "who wants to watch a movie about Hollywood drug problems" was always my thinking. But it's a good movie. Not great. Mostly because it holds back. I am not familiar with the way Hollywood people live or act in real life. I am a writer by trade and the last thing I would do is write for Hollywood. But I cannot help but think that this semi-breezy comedy pulls it's punches by offering merely the tiniest parts of the pain that Carrie Fisher must have gone through as an addict. Imagine your life as one. I guess if the movie were too real, people wouldn't want to see it, as I felt. But making this a comedy hides the real problem. A serious drug problem exists in Hollywood and it would be great if somebody showed how that is handled and problem solved for these poor wretches. There's still a great movie out there about it...but this is not it. That said, I did like the movie, even the comedy. But sadly, even with all of Carrie's talent, charm and funny one-liners, let us not forget how it ended for her.
Review of Postcards from the Edge
