Sexy, clever und über 40

Television movies generally do not come any better than this. Kirstey Alley takes over from Judith Light in the role of queen of the TV movies, and in that role she is a highly entertaining actress. Her comedic skills are among the best, and she is also competent in dramatic scenes. Graeme Clifford is a very talented veteran director who is responsible for at least one of my favorite films, "Frances" (1982), starring Jessica Lange. It was less of a shock how good this film was when I realized he directed it. The writers were also on top of their game, with many tongue in cheek references to classic films that probably half of the audience will miss. It enriches the film, though.

The film is funny and there are moments when you will laugh out loud, or simply be enraged by how snobbish and ageist some of the 'suits' in the business are. In that respect, and in many others, this film is true to life. The representation of the job market, and how some employers fail to see the strengths in certain people, seemed accurate. The character development and performances were top notch, and the score was very nice.

Highly recommended!

What frustrates me with M.O.W.'s such as this is that the artist's music that is being played never gets credit. I'm very frustrated at the moment as I heard some really good songs in the b.g. and I would love to know who the artists are, since they are not listed in the credits here. Since there is now an FCC time factor on scrolls, rarely does the entire crew and much of anyone else who contributed get credit.

It's really sad as it is all part of the production.

Having worked in the industry for over 20 years it's the one thing that really aggravates me. Especially since this story was about the industry.

Shame on the producers!

Much of the execution of this film is mediocre at best, but the story works, the acting is passable, and never once does the movie resort to least common denominators of sex or violence. Well, maybe a little implied sex early on, but nothing too raunchy. As a social commentary, Write and Wrong tackles a very real discrimination that plagues Hollywood. Age discrimination is clearly rampant in the acting world, but few are aware of its prominence in the writing world. Write and Wrong makes its audience aware of the issue without being bogged down in preachy overtones.

Definitely worth a watch on a low-key, mellow evening!

It started hilariously, or as some would rather say: overdone . For me it was best part of movie . Then came scene with attractive, young blonde, so she must be dumb . Yeah, that kind of 'ism was present in this movie too. Should we call it haircolorism ? But so far it was still realistic. What came later was a bit hard to swallow. I mean, why would someone reject script for movie just because writer is old ? That it will be not liked by (mostly, and that's correct) young audience ? Why someone older could not write in way that younger audience like, enjoy it. I think that much better would be if it was about actress, or even actor. Surely, there were movies with that already made then. Something new at all cost ?

Anyway, this was not so bad as some reviews suggesting here, and I'm not sorry for spent electricity, even if it goes more and more expensive this years. There were some better parts, and even some kind of love story. Ah, 2 of them, although the one with main actress was really pale and rushed - as was rushed end of main story too.

I guess that Woody would say 'few' words about this, if someone asked ...

The movie overall was pretty good.It follows a middle aged screenwriter Byrdie (Kirstie Alley) who can't sell a pitch because of her age. She gets her 25 year old nephew to pitch her ideas instead. He becomes the next hottest thing, but turmoil ensues.

The main reason why the young man was her nephew was so that he was eliminated as a love interest. It was still odd that he lingered around the house and the very not aunt-like relationship they had. Kirstie's acting was brilliant, however, not everyone was as near as good. The storyline was a little bit predictable and didn't always catch my attention.

The movie was okay. Hopefully, Lifetime will air it again. It was quirky and it's nice to see Kirstie working. It is enjoyable and funny.