Just think, fifty years ago the actress was starring in films like The Fountainhead and The Day the Earth Stood Still . And now, many years after a debilitating stroke, she still lights up the screen. Charles Dutton makes Willis a grand character, full of unexpected wisdom and love. Liv Tyler is totally appealing as Emma and Glenn Close gets to be her nasty screen self as Miss Camille and Julianne Moore is spaced out as Cora. Cookie s Fortune is presented in both a Full Screen 1.33 version and a widescreen 1.85 letterboxed version on this DVD from USA Home Entertainment.
Colors are well defined with rich blacks and subtle textures in the darker scenes.
Detail is mostly excellent with a few soft moments that are hardly noticeable. The pyrotechnics here is in the dialogue. Robert Altman focuses mainly on story points in his audio commentary. Expect some long silences between insights. Access the commentary from the language selection menu.