SummaryAndrew Bergman's campy biopic about Jacqueline Susann (Midler), the struggling acress of stage and screen who quit acting to write her first novel, the enormously successful and salacious "Valley of the Dolls."
Directed By:Andrew Bergman
Written By:Michael Korda, Paul Rudnick
Isn't She Great
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Generally Unfavorable
34
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
34
26% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
26% Mixed
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47% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
75
Unexpectedly entertaining, if you're willing to put up with the picture's stagy look, over-the-top moods, and heavy doses of vulgarity.
67
An ideal diversion for one of those evenings when low expectations feel more like a state of grace than a surrender to vice.
40
A watery cocktail of second-rate, Ab Fab-style bitchery and shameless schmaltz.
40
Just isn't enough.
30
Isn't even unintentionally funny enough to qualify as guilty pleasure a la "Valley of the Dolls."
20
It used to be that Midler was a life force, but whenever she tries to play one, she looks like she's floating in formaldehyde.
0
Has to be among the worst movies ever made.
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Aug 31, 2014
3
Despite Bette Midler giving her all, the film was overtly bland and not amusing. Something simply was missing from Isn't She Great... and it was missing for the entire film.
Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- H2L Media Group
- Lobell/Bergman Productions
- Marubeni
- Mel's Cite du Cinema
- Mutual Film Company
- Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
- Toho
- Universal Pictures
Release Date:Jan 28, 2000
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Talent isn't everything.
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
