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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.

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 ...

I truly enjoyed Kristie Alley in this movie.

Kristie Alley looked "Beautiful" I think Kristie Alley should play more roles like this one. This movie kept me tuned in to find out what would happen next. This is a cute comedy. The story line of this movie I think for some could very well be true. Kristie Alley plays a 40yr woman whom is unable to sell her screen writer's scrip because of her age. Kristie Alley knows she still has it she still has the magic. The only problem is in Hollywood /is her age. Hollywood always changing up for the fresh face.

Kristie Alley also gave inspiration for the woman whom are down on their luck when it comes to being jobless. I highly recommend this movie. It is tastefully funny.

I'm 38 yrs and recently laid off from work. Thank You Kristie! Lori from Seattle

Oscar-nominated writer Kirstie Alley (as Byrdie Langdon) is getting long in the tooth and wide in the girth. When hot young Brittney Irvin (as Stacy Herskowitz) rejects Ms. Alley's latest script as "too old" for Hollywood's target audience, Alley hatches an even better plot. She has hot young nephew Eric Christian Olsen (as Jason Langdon) pose as a new screenplay writer, looking for work. A BMW car salesman, Mr. Olsen charms the panties off female studio executives and sells Alley's scripts, too...

Problems occur when a sample script called "Father and Son" is discovered to be a word-for-word rip-off of "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Alley correctly realized Hollywood youth wouldn't remember the film, but her savvy friend Stacy Grant (as Andrea Davis) becomes Olsen's latest lover and could blow everyone's cover. The ending is a little weak, by George Beckerman's "Lifetime" TV-Movie "Write & Wrong" is an otherwise a very well cast and nicely edited (by Scot Kelly) update of an old Hollywood story.

******* Write & Wrong (6/3/07) Graeme Clifford ~ Kirstie Alley, Eric Christian Olsen, Stacy Grant, Britt Irvin

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!