Beaches

Weepie that follows friendship between two women through their lives, one a self obsessed broadway star, the other a lawyer / mother who dies young. Watchable, fair but disappointing film.

i love this film!! complete emotional wreck watching this film.. its what true friendship is about. a must see.... :)

Must see story of a true friendship amazing voice bette middler all the acting is great so heart warming must watch for everyone I recommend this film x

This film has a strong story line and goes in directions which are not obvious. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm a bloke.

I know I'm a bit late to the 'Beaches' party, which may explain why this film felt a little dated to me; but I don't just mean the hair and clothes, I mean the approach to telling a story like this (which would be tackled in a much grittier and in-depth way in the 21st century), the script, the dialogue... and it's clear that this is a bit of a Bette Midler vehicle (why else would anyone - especially a sweet, educated women like Hershey's character - ever like or entertain Midler's selfish Broadway vamp, let alone do what she does at the end?! Even Bette is flummoxed!). It's all a bit of an 80's-soppy-and-not-entirely-believable-friendship movie`... and yet those movies made the 80's great. Plus, it has two strong female leads and focuses on their lives (not their husbands) at a time when cinema was still reluctantly pulling itself out of a culture of misogyny, so power to it. I can see why my best mate at secondary school loved this film so much now, although it won't be going on my personal all-time-fav list. (p. s. I'm not a complete cynic, I did cry at the end...).