An
obsessive news producer begins to fall for the handsome but shallow
TV anchorman who promotes the type of "news as entertainment"
qualities she has been working against her whole career. While the
two have their own thing, her best friend, a witty but plain-looking
reporter, confronts her with his own love. Both in the news, and in
life, she must choose whether style will prevail over
substance.
While not a
particularly memorable film, it does sport excellent writing by James
Brooks and genuine performances by the three leads. The characters,
while essentially prototypes, are still given three-dimensional
treatment that allows the film a complexity that allows for realism.
A smart, funny and well-crafted from one of the best writer-directors
of comedy-dramas (TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, AS GOOD AS IT GETS) working
today.
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