Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

First, you must see the original documentary before viewing this film.Only then will you be able to truly appreciate the acting perfection on display here. Jessica Lang and Drew Barrymore are perfect. The writing is masterful. The direction is spot on.Such talent and love for the subject matter is a rare thing to find in a film these days.Big and Little Eddy come to life in a way that was completely surprising to me. It takes rare courage to make a dramatic film based on a documentary. Such enterprises are fought with pitfalls and barriers. Even if you have not seen the original documentary, you will enjoy this film. However, if you have seen the original, you will praise this film. I cannot say enough good things. This is a must see!

1975's documentary about the Jacqueline Onassis' crazy Aunt "Big" Edie and loony cousin "Little" Edie is as much a meditation on the sheer power of celebrity as actual entertainment. Effectively the movie is an episode of something you would see on A&E television (didn't that stand for "Arts & Entertainment" at one time, why is wall-to-wall drug addicts, hoarders, obsessive-compulsives and other group therapy frequenters?) However, unlike A&E there is no narration just Big Edie and Little Edie talking gibberish mostly over each other and thus there is no context except the link to the Bouvier family and their link to power (John F. Kennedy -- greatest philanderer ever) and money (Aristotle Onassis greatest negotiator ever -- supposedly his prenup with Jackie promised him 3 conjugal visits per week (I'm just bitter because mine only guarantees me 3 in total over the life of the marriage)). Anyway, for the extended run-time of the film Big Edie rolls around, often unclothed, in a bed covered with the detritus of lunacy while Little Edie runs around feeding all of the many cats (most movie stereotypes are false except perhaps that very nutty people often have a lot of cats) and the occasional raccoon. Suffice to say if Big E and Little E were unconnected to the vaunted "America's royalty" they would be the women you don't notice downtown on the park bench who couldn't get spare change off of much less the attention of the directing team of Maysels, Hovde and, yes, "Muffie" Meyer. In short, turn off the DVD and turn on A&E ("Addled" & "Eccentric"?)

How can anyone watching this not feel anything but compassion and pity for these two women? Neither are mean or evil.....they just refuse to accept reality. The acting performances of Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore are extraordinary. These two women descend into a world where (among other delusions) they don't even understand that their house is completely unfit to live in, and that it is perfectly acceptable to have raccoons and cats living in your house. It's a great study of what co-dependency is all about. You really can't even get upset with the two sons...how can you reason with a woman who will not listen to simple common sense? One of the best parts is that it is based on a real story. Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore are outstanding. This film is definitely worth watching.

An extremely fascinating and captivating drama about a mother and daughter both named Edie Beale who isolate themselves from high New York society to their East Hampton mansion. It's just baffling and devastating to see a beautiful home and property and two beautiful women slowly deteriorate over decades span, it's just very sad. This film makes you get in their psyche and makes you realize they're not like everyone else, they think differently and see the world differently than I guess you and I but it still makes me wonder why did they get to that point why couldn't they just move on with there lives and love life and sell the home, I guess it's the only place they felt comfortable and safe, still it's frustrating and makes your heart ache. Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange give fantastic portrayals of the Beale women and it's no wonder why Drew Barrymore won a reward for this. The direction and filming was great as well and sets the perfect mood and atmosphere for the time periods and brings so much layers to the film and is period piece done right. Overall the film is bittersweet to me, the ending was somewhat satisfying and in the end they were both at peace with their lives but it's just a very gloomy and sad movie that makes you think what could of been with their lives but it's an amazing story I won't soon forget. Recommended for the amazing portrayals alone.