Postcards from the Edge

Fisher blows the walls of everything here. A magical, honest work which skilfully melts the boundaries between reality, art and entertainment. I've never seen a film quite like this before. I cried almost all the way through this.

I have to admit I love movies about movies, and this one indeed fills the bill. The combination of MacLaine and Streep is excellent, and they both shine. But even better is the script about how Hollywood makes movies and how they treat their stars. Great behind the scenes look at the movie industry. Gene Hackman has a minor role here, but he is terrific. Mike Nichols direction shines.

I remember when this came out in theaters and I was contemplating going then but I decided not to. I remember seeing the VHS (and later DVD) in the movie rental stores and I considered many times through the years watching it, but somehow I never got around to it. I happen to be home today and I watched it during lunch time. I was pleasantly surprised. It was better than what I was anticipating. I found it moving as well as being humorous, and It was an effective mix of both. The drama is not too heavy and the humor is not too great - it was nicely balanced. I would recommend this to others, and I may watch it again myself!

I found this film to be an extremely well-made depiction of a narcissistic mother and a daughter struggling to find her own identity and freedom from the needs and projections of her mother. Both mother and daughter are in a great deal of severe pain, which although I'll admit there were humorous moments, in general I found very hard to laugh in general. I cried much more than laughed (probably due to the fact that I could relate so much to the daughter). I hope that anyone who sees this film can empathize with what Carrie Fischer had to deal with and overcome! Mother had a lot of pain to deal with as well, and in spite of her behavior also deserves empathy. It's hard for me to label this film as "entertainment" but I'd say it is a "must see" because we all know people who have similar interpersonal dynamics.

Films with such a hefty cast are often a letdown. Not this one! A tragic tale really, Meryl Streep played such a sad character and it hurt to see Dennis Quaid taking her for a ride. The movie moves along at a gentle pace but you cannot take your eyes of the screen and really care of Meryl Streep's character. Shirley Maclaine is a delight and there are wonderful performances from Streep, Quaid & Hackman along with a particularly effective cameo by Richard Dreyfus. The film is almost stolen by Mary Wickes as the Grandma, hilarious. Stick with this film to see Meryl Streep's musical number at the end, quite brilliant. A lovely film that stays with you way after its conclusion.

Shirley And Meryl were very very good in the movie about Hollywood, drugs, booze and family. Shirley should at least get a nomination for his portrayal in this movie she is so great in it I might add overshadow Meryl too The back and forth relationship between the two really make a wonderful chemistry and it's believable as a mother and daughter Gene Hackman special appearance was something short but powerful... all other cameos were great too but Gene really shine in this one The musical numbers perform by Meryl and Shirley It's very entertaining too Not a great movie but still pretty good Shirley X Meryl X Carrie.