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Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Mike Nichol's version of Carrie Fisher's

It is pretty funny and, at times, touching.

The acting is superb and there are a lot of stars who show up for short scenes.

Meryl Streep is only slightly miscast as the Fisher standin and Shirley Maclaine is super as the Debbie Reynolds Mom.

It is hard not to see the real people here. Maclaine, in particular, seems to have taken her cues from Debbie. She channels her.

Ebert is miffed that there is not more about recovery in here. I think that there is a lot.

It happens with the good people that Streep encounters; a movie director, Gene Hackman. A doctor; Richard Dreyfuss.

I dreaded seeing another Hollywood version of an AA Meeting and there are none. At all.

Great.

I see the film as being a lot more about the 'business' and relationships in it. The drugs and alcohol are a symptom.

Nichols keeps it moving and the jokes are really good.

Dennis Quaid is pleasing as ever as the sort of full time stud. Always great to look at and many scenes with only a few clothes.

Hey. It's better than looking at Meryl Streep's body.

I will give it a 5 out of Netflix5.

// posted by esrose @ 2:36 PM

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