This movie belongs to Goldie Hawn! She is excellent in her part as Elise Elliot and isn't afraid of sending her own persona up. Her apartment is decorated everywhere with pictures of herself in glamorous positions, she drinks and smokes a lot and is constantly having cosmetic surgery but will only admit to that she has been "freshened up". But Midler and Keaton are also very good. Midler manages to deliver wise-cracks in her usual manner, but is still actress enough to display true sorrow about her failed marriage through facial expressions alone. Keaton, who has the slightest material to work with of the three, is actually the sweetest of the lot, and you do feel for her and understand her anger when her husband dumps her just after he's been sleeping with her. The supporting cast couldn't be bettered either. Maggie Smith should have been on screen more I think, her reactions towards Sarah Jessica Parker during dinner are priceless! Honorable mentions also goes to Hedaya, Berkley (who's coffee conversation with Hawn is a hoot!) and the before mentioned Parker. But the film, which starts in full gear, looses some steam towards the end. There should have been a twist or two in the ending. And some scenes to seem to be tacked on as an excuse for including others, for instance the girls talk about singing. But otherwise very entertaining and it is a joy to watch three outstanding actresses doing their stuff and apparently enjoying themselves immensely!
Review of The First Wives Club
