I saw this in the 80s and I can't say I truly realized then what a stinker this movie is. Candice Bergen is beautiful, even in some over-the-top costumes and hair, but the character she was given to portray is so awful and nasty that it makes no sense that Jacqueline Bisset's character would waste five minutes of friendship on her, let alone 30 or 40 years or whatever it's supposed to be. The movie is funny occasionally, but not in ways that seem intentional. Still, some of the lines are simply ridiculous and you find yourself spitting out your beverages at inopportune times. But it does succeed at keeping your attention, in that "I can't look away from this mess" way. Overall, I would say that its picture of friendship is just about as appalling as its picture of what it means to make your living as a writer, especially for women. Having said that, I must also add that the male characters aren't treated any more kindly than the women. Everybody in the movie is vapid, unpleasant, unbelievably selfish, and mostly just silly. What is it supposed to mean? I have no clue. That you should put up with craziness and narcissism just to say you have a friend? Maybe that's it.
Review of Rich and Famous
