Product: Postcards from the Edge [VHS] (1990)
Rating: 5.0
One of the best U.S.screenplays written in the last 20 years
This Carrie Fisher penned film is perhaps one of the best screenplays written in the U.S. in the last 20 years. All the dialogue is crisp, clever and reads like a mix between Neil Simon and Moss/Hart.Mike Nichols takes it to an even higher level, by casting Streep and MacLaine against each other and watching the sparks fly.Filled with wonderful supporting performances by Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Dennis Quaid, Mary Wickes, Oliver Platt, Rob Reiner and Annette Benning among others.The extra features on the DVD are pretty scarce. But the Carrie Fisher audio commentary is priceless. Funny, whimsical and totally casual, Fisher manages to ramble on with no direction and still provides us a wonderful glimpse (in her own way) on what it was like on the set and making the film.A must have for fans of excellent dialogue and good, clean comedy with a sarcastic edge.