I came across this movie and thought to myself " Wow, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands AND it's set in the 80s. I wonder why I haven't seen this. " Then I sat down to watch it, and it became painfully clear why I haven't seen it. It was bad. The story is three woman, a mother and daughter and her best friend,
looking for love in all the wrong places. Staple chick flick story, with nothing to offer the watcher, except boredom. I have always loved all three of these actresses. I think they are brilliant and beautiful. But this film was an ugly call. They brought nothing to the table and seemed to flail miserably. I did identify with the characters and even found myself feeling bad for them, but the story was so drab, that my compassion soon went out the window. Plus, the ending was horrible. It left nothing tied up and just seemed to stop. Hysterical Blindness gets one star simply for my respect for these wonderful actresses. It gets another star because I am a sucker for the 80s and I got a kick out of the 80s hair and clothes in this film. That's it. If I had had some paint to watch dry, it might have been more thrilling then this movie...
February 21, 2009
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