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Isn't She Great (2000)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 61
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 46

Bland material produces entirely forgettable comic performances.

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 17

Bland material produces entirely forgettable comic performances.

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Jacqueline Susann spent a long career on the edges of show business as an actress and model, but it never really paid off until she quit acting to write her first novel. Valley of the Dolls was a proudly sleazy potboiler that sold 26 million copies and had readers wondering which characters matched up to which real-life show-biz figures. Susann wrote several other successful novels, but fame and fortune didn't make her life any less tumultuous; she had well-publicized problems with drugs and

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Andrew Bergman

Written By: Paul Rudnick

In Theaters: Jan 28, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Jul 18, 2000

Universal Studios Home Video

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Cast

Bette Midler
Jacqueline Susann
Nathan Lane
Irving Mansfield
Stockard Channing
Florence Maybelle
David Hyde Pierce
Michael Hastings
John Cleese
Henry Marcus
John Larroquette
Maury Manning
Amanda Peet
Debbie Klausman
David Lawrence
Steve Lawrence
Debbie Gravitte
Eydie Gorme
Jack Eagle
Christopher McDonald
Dina Spybey
Jeffrey Ross
Leslie Barnette
Paul Benedict
Terence Ross

Critic Reviews for Isn't She Great

All Critics (78) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (46) | DVD (8)

The most notable aspect of this trashy (but unenjoyable) biopic of Jacquleine Susann, Valley of the Doll's best-selling author, is its running time (93 minutes); Bette Midler and Nathan Lane give two of their worst and broadest performances.

December 14, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

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A disappointingly small effort.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Kevin Maynard

Mr. Showbiz

Top Critic

Colorful and fun and has some good laughs.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Associated Press

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

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The movie is a stinker, but it's not an enjoyable stinker.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Top Critic

The filmmakers don't know what to make of their overblown subject.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Critic

Neither Midler nor director Bergman are able to navigate the queasy shifts from camp cartoon to bathos, as Susann sputters in denial over her cancer and autistic son.

January 1, 2000 Comment