Beth - Brooke Shields - is still mourning the loss of a close friend who passed away from breast cancer. In addition, the Mobile mammogram clinic that Beth helped support in her small city in Texas is slated to close. It seems Beth didn't realize she needed to apply for a renewable grant each year. Beth vows to save the clinic. But, how? The local high school has a title winning girls basketball team, with Beth's daughter taking part. Once a round baller herself, Beth challenges this team with other older former teammates, as a fund raiser. Three games wins the match. Reluctant at first, Beth convinces the older gals to work as a team and recruits others to help along the way. Other challenges such as infidelity, old grudges, and more work against these gals, named the Hot Flashes. Can they pull it off? This enjoyable movie has a nice cast, a humorous script, and most of all, a message of the importance of screening women for breast cancer. It sure is hard to find a film that tops that winning combination for an evenings view.
Review of The Hot Flashes
