"Ruth Patchett" (Roseanne Barr) is not a pretty woman. And although that may sound rather harsh this fact is quite evident. Realizing this she does her best to please her husband "Bob Patchett" (Ed Begley Jr.) by trying to appear as presentable as she can while taking care of their two children "Nicolette" (Elisebeth Peters) and "Andy" (Bryan Larkin). So when she is told by Bob that there is a lavish party being held in New York City she extremely excited to go with him. Unfortunately, it's at this party that Bob meets an attractive novelist by the name of "Mary Fisher" (Meryl Streep) who immediately falls head over heels in love with him. Soon the two of them begin to have an affair and it's only a matter of time before Ruth gets suspicious-and neither Bob nor Mary are prepared for what happens next. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this comedy started off relatively well but slowed down somewhat after the first 30 minutes or so. To that extent, although Roseanne Barr did quite well, I was a little disappointed with the performances of both Ed Begley Jr. and Meryl Streep who lacked the necessary chemistry for their roles. But that is just my opinion. In any case, while I don't consider this to be an outstanding comedy by any means, it was sufficient for the time spent and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
