This is the kind of movie that is a balancing act, really.
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01/01/00
Soapdish (1991)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:24
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does... [More]
Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty
Director: Michael Hoffman
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Reviews for Soapdish
Top CriticA riotous spoof of TV soap operas and the people who create them, the clever foundation being that the backstage lives of the principles are more sudsy than the TV program they work on.
01/01/00
Soapdish is pure joy, a lemon-fresh spoof of daytime drama that does the dishing and may even soften your hands.
01/01/00
Top Critic... this often-hilarious spoof on daytime soap operas achieves much success borrowing from the 'divorce-remarriage' variation of the screwball comedy.
02/12/02
The plot is contrived and this is hardly a believable picture of how a soap opera is made, but at least the gags are mostly funny.
01/01/00
A funny, sharply-written film more pertinent in the Noughties than it was upon its first release.
02/27/08
As the private, public and TV lives of these characters begin to unravel and tangle, on the small screen and off, it turns into a genuinely funny comedy.
01/01/00
Uneven but often sidesplitting.
05/20/03
Top CriticThis movie certainly has its dopey moments, but if you're feeling indulgent you're likely to have a good time with it.
02/27/08
Top CriticSoapdish aims at a satiric target as big as a Macy's float and intermittently hits it.
02/27/08
Top CriticLines like this are amusing, but they pop instantly, like soap bubbles.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's a kick to see Field sending up her sweetheart image.
05/12/01
Top CriticFundamentally, its subject for satire isn't all that clever.
02/27/08
Not as funny as the real thing and unlikely to be anywhere near as successful as the leading real-life exponents of the art.
02/27/08
Nothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe.
06/24/06
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03/23/03
Way too hard-working for comedy.
07/09/04
Near miss satire.
04/24/03
Starts off funny, ends up ludicrously funny. Recommended.
07/18/03
No review available.
07/27/04
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