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 Director
:Garry Marshall
Starring
: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray,
Lainie Kazan, James Read, Grace Johnston.
Picture
1.85:1 Anamorphic, DD 2.0, Single-Layer, Keep Case
Running
Time : 123 mins
The
story:
Friends
come and go but there's always one you're stuck with for
life.
Two
girls meet on a beach when they are very young. The flashy
wannabe star C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) and the classy Hillary
Whitney (Barbara Hershey). Over the next few years a strong
friendship develops which will last throughout good and
bad times until they must meet their hardest challenge yet..
The
summary:
This film will enchant you from the beginning and you cant
help but get involved with the characters and their complicated
lives. As the film progresses, both both main characters
seem to develop and you get to find out more about what
makes them how they are. C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) seems
determined to prove herself as a big star and when she finally
makes it you wonder if it is what she really wants, while
Hillary Whitney only wants to leave the trappings of her
rich and influential family only to find herself back in
the same position with her husband. What really makes the
film is the strength of the friendship between the two girls
which seems to last through difficult times as well as the
good times right to the bitter end. The lads would probably
call this a chick flick but as a mere girlie, I think it's
a good Friday night with a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates
film, just make sure you have the tissues ready!!
Bette
Milder puts in a good strong performance as C.C. Bloom and
has the singing voice to match. However, its the quieter
Barbara Hershey as Hillary Whitney who really shines and
although I don't want to give the ending away, you can really
feel her struggle with her feelings every time she has to
deal with life's ups and downs. The two stars seem to compliment
each other very well which is what makes the film so compelling.
Overall a simple but brilliant story which will make you
realise just how important friends can be.
Apart
from the obvious inclusion of the film on the disc, there's
sadly little other reason to buy this DVD. Buena Vista have
just churned this out from their back-catalogue and it's
presented as a bare-bones budget edition. That's no excuse
for the below-par transfer though as other than taking up
less space, this is really no better than the VHS version.
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