Beaches

First time I saw Beaches was during the premiere on Lifetime in January 2017 , one of the reasons why remakes are made is to introduce a new generation to a popular film with a new spin on it.

Idina Menzel's rendition of Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings was amazing and sung so beautifully, the film retells the story of a friendship between two women from different backgrounds that spans from childhood to adulthood.

Nia Long's portrayal of Hillary Whitney was good, like Barbra Hershey in the original film her character goes through many changes beginning with befriending CC Bloom who wants to be a star to becoming a lawyer, wife and then eventually a single mother is handled well.

Fellow cast members Gabriella Pizzolo, Grace Capeless, Antonio Cupo, Colin Lawrence, Sanai Victoria , Jodi Capeless and Donny Lucas rounded out the cast perfectly.

I give this film a 6.3/ 10

I've seen quite a few remakes over the years but nothing like this. It takes a film that could reduce Starlin to tears and turns it into a tacky and badly cast pile of not worthy of bearing it's name.

I'ts terrible and makes you wonder why the people responsible for the original film would allow this, think cheap American daytime soap and you pretty much get how this was remade.

It is awful.

I try not to compare remakes because usually there are differences good and bad. Problem with this classic is that if you know the original then you realise a fair bit is just skimmed over here (like watching in fast forward) if you don't know the original then you may feel a bit is lacking in the story/character development because you wouldn't fill in those blanks. The movie is sweet enough to watch and still tugs at the heart strings but is middle of the road. Ok for a quiet night in.

9/10 times, remakes of iconic, heart-warming masterpieces should never be made - let alone attempted. This movie is no exemption to that.

Aside from the boring, sleep-inducing acting and lack of narrative, this "remake" fails to capture the very essence that was Beaches. Without Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey dominating the screen with their chemistry that can be felt in even the youngest of hearts who weren't even alive in the 80s, this failed attempt to rekindle a classic should be a hard pass for anyone with any ounce of respect for the original.

Please stop trying to recapture the classics. It never works.

Wow! So first of all no one in this movie can actually act, so that's a problem. Second of all, the actress who plays CC when she sings sounds like she's just inhaled helium. Ugh! If I hadn't of watched the original 50 times I might have thought this was an ok movie, but nah it's pretty terrible. Don't waste your time!