What's not to love? An Alan Rudolph film produced by Robert Altman and starring the remarkable Jennifer Jason Leigh as one of the 20th Century's greatest wits and best critics. "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" is as smart as the characters sitting around that round table in the Algonquin Hotel. Of course, it won't be to everyone's taste. This is a niche product full of bitchy intellectuals being intellectual, (and bitchy), but who can deny the skill with which it's done or the superb performances by a cast very well used to this sort of thing. Most of the fun, of course, is identifying who's who and if Campbell Scott doesn't look much like the real Robert Benchley, who cares when he's this good. As for Leigh, she's terrific, (and Oscar-worthy), and Matthew Broderick is a revelation as Charles MacArthur. Hugely enjoyable.Saturday 1 August 2020
MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
What's not to love? An Alan Rudolph film produced by Robert Altman and starring the remarkable Jennifer Jason Leigh as one of the 20th Century's greatest wits and best critics. "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" is as smart as the characters sitting around that round table in the Algonquin Hotel. Of course, it won't be to everyone's taste. This is a niche product full of bitchy intellectuals being intellectual, (and bitchy), but who can deny the skill with which it's done or the superb performances by a cast very well used to this sort of thing. Most of the fun, of course, is identifying who's who and if Campbell Scott doesn't look much like the real Robert Benchley, who cares when he's this good. As for Leigh, she's terrific, (and Oscar-worthy), and Matthew Broderick is a revelation as Charles MacArthur. Hugely enjoyable.
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