A cocaine-snorting actress is given a role on a film on condition that she lives with her alchoholic and domineering mother, who is also given to melodrama and self-pity.
There are far too few good jokes and cameo performances in this film to relieve the irritatingness of the main charaters- who are extremely shallow- and it drags on and on, rudderless, displaying that self-indulgence that often afflicts films about actors or film-making.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
A Prarie Home Companion (2006): review- 8/10
An elegant ensemble piece: the final night of a radio show is overseen by a private investigator Noir, and recieves a mysterous blonde visitor.
The piece contains many very funny scenes and songs, and reflections on life in Michigen, penned by Garrison Keillor.
It evenly handles a wide range of characters giving them equal weight: does this result in a film that lacks dynamism?
The piece contains many very funny scenes and songs, and reflections on life in Michigen, penned by Garrison Keillor.
It evenly handles a wide range of characters giving them equal weight: does this result in a film that lacks dynamism?
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