My own mom is like that: Not only does she have the gift of always knowing exactly what she wants, she’s really beautiful. This is a case in point and definitely worth the time.It’s hard growing up with a really dynamic mother, especially one that a lot of people admire. Personal pain and demons often seem to be the source of great art and entertainment as well as amusement for many artists and through their art, for the rest of us as well. She does a good job in bringing painful personal issues to light with humor through her writing. Considering the obvious autobiographical nature of this story for Fisher, it would appear to be sort of a catharsis for her. One particular touching and bittersweet scene is between Hackman (as movie director) as he comforts Streep (an actress he's working with) with a sort of lighthearted understanding and encouragement to overcome her drug addiction as he builds her up with appreciation of her talent. I also liked the little jabs at the movie industry itself as well as its nonchalant way of revealing some of it's visual tricks too. What makes this work so well is the smart and oblique humor that is employed to address the internal pain of the main character.
Streep and MacLaine carry this film with their talents and are very entertaining as they confront each other and themselves about personal flaws and foibles. Also especially good is Gene Hackman in a small supporting role and a cameo by Rob Reiner.
They are both hilarious and poignant in this Carrie Fisher story about a show business daughter coming through the process of working out emotional trauma and baggage in relation to her mother, upbringing and subsequent addiction problems. Great performances by Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.
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