Beaches

2017

Drama

1
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 29% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 889 889

based on novel or book remake woman director

Director

Allison Anders Photo
Allison Anders

Top cast

Rebecca Husain Photo
Rebecca Husain as Pretty Sinners Director
Cardi Wong Photo
Cardi Wong as CC's Assistant
Nia Long Photo
Nia Long as Hillary Whitney
Graeme Duffy Photo
Graeme Duffy as Sorcerer Composer
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804.5 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.61 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mharah 5 / 10

Some movies should not be remade

Bette Midler is a tough act to follow. One must almost go for a completely different interpretation. That wasn't done here. Idina Menzel has the chops as a singer, of course, but beyond that she's no Bette Midler. If she was trying for a different interpretation, it didn't work. In fact, it couldn't have worked. Over 30 minutes were chopped out of the running time as compared to the original. It is extra time that was desperately needed. The character development, the intricacies of the interactions, many of the nuances, all suffered just to get plot points in and leave room for commercials. Nia Long has turned in some brilliant portrayals in other projects. Here, she was mostly underused. Hillary has the more subtle character; it has to be played to CC without being secondary. Nia wasn't given enough screen time to do this. Updating the story didn't help either. There was a unique cachet about pre-gambling Atlantic City in its heyday, along with Broadway in its prime. The present day setting for this version was too bland. (Nuns in sitcoms just don't cut it. Respectable female New York lawyers are old school. The boardwalk in AC has very little charm any more.) There really wasn't any useful reason to update the story anyway, other than to point up that Beaches 2017 isn't Beaches 1988. It certainly isn't.
Reviewed by plutus1947 5 / 10

SORRY, BEACHES 1988 IT WASN'T

Reviewed by pocodfe 4 / 10

Way too over paced

When a movie is remade, you have to expect everyone to make a comparison. In that regard, this new version is just flat. It doesn't allow the viewer the chance to gain any depth or get drawn into the movie. You can just feel the rush of this movie trying to cram it all in to fit the allotted commercial insertions. Such a shame. The opening scenes with the two young girls are poorly acted. I almost stopped watching, but the adults pulled it off. Nia Long gives an exceptional performance. But again, this entire movie is so rushed, the great performance is overshadowed by the hasty flow. The singing by Menzel is actually good, which is another positive. But overall, the original is a major standout compared to this. TV movie remake failed in this case, unfortunately. You can't tell this incredible story in less than 90 minutes. And trying to do so is why it fell way short.
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