Review by movie-buff

The directing is very good; it's by Mike Nichols, so you would expect that. The writing is very good since it's Ernst Lehman. Even the acting is superb with Sir Richard and his wife Elizabeth. Why, then, does this movie fail? I think it must be the subject matter. There is no subject matter except a thinly veiled use of marriage conflict to string together the lines. Oscars were passed to actors, who were themselves passing out due to massive alcohol intake. I can't think of a single reason to recommend this movie.