The most notable aspect of this trashy (but unenjoyable) biopic of Jacquleine Susann, Valley of the Doll's best-selling author, is its running time (93 minutes); Bette Midler and Nathan Lane give two of their worst and broadest performances.
Isn't She Great
Talent isn't everything...
2000 · 1h 35m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Overview
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.
Director and cast
- Andrew Bergman Director
- Bette Midler as Jacqueline Susann
- Nathan Lane as Irving Mansfield
- Stockard Channing as Florence Maybelle
- David Hyde Pierce as Michael Hastings
- John Cleese as Henry Marcus
- John Larroquette as Maury Manning
- Amanda Peet as Debbie
- Dina Spybey-Waters as Bambi Madison
- Paul Benedict as Prof. Brainiac
- Jeff Ross as Shecky
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The filmmakers don't know what to make of their overblown subject.
Isn't She Great is so bland and sentimental, it makes trash seem boring.
Leaves an unintentional unpleasant aftertaste.
The 'She' in the comedy Isn't She Great is Jacqueline Susann, and the joke is that she isn't.
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