Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Waste of time

The greatest movie ever made..!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

I like this film and I'm touched every times I watch this movie.

Up Close and Personal was released in 1996 and stars Michelle Phiefer and Robert Redford and tells the tale of an inspiring news- reporter named Tally(played by Phiefer)who gets offered a job by Wallace Justice(Robert Redford) after he seen an audition tape that she had for her job interview and ends up getting hired while later falling in love. But when Wallace has to travel far away for a while to do a news report will there love for each other be under jeopardy. Overall I have never seen this film before till now and I gotta say I really enjoyed it. The chemistry between Robert and Michelle was great,the story was very heavy with its news reports and on journalism and the life and death that comes with it as its not as easy as you think. With music from Celine Dion "Because You Love Me" and with a great cast that also includes Grease's Stockhard Channing and Michelle's sister DeeDee Phiefer. Try and track this film down and see what you think of it.Hankies at the ready for this one though as the climax towards the end of the film will have you in tears.6/10

Shallow Representation of a Shallow Industry (TV News). Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer Leave Their A-Game Behind in this Soapy Weeper that Never Quite Hits the Right Notes. Nothing is Very Scathing, although it Tries to be, about the Cut-Throat Entertainment of Television Journalism.Focus Groups and Ratings are at the Center of the Thing and Redford's Character Spends most of the Film "Telling it Like it is" and of Course Nobody Wants to Hear it. But He Tries. Pfeiffer is Trying also in a Difficult Role. She has to be Ditzy then Determined then a Pro. The Transition is Not Wholly Believable.The Production Values are Non Existent and Bland. The Middle with the Prison Riots Never Manages to be what it's meant to be and the Political Messages are Heavy Handed and Obscure. The Muddled Story of the Racism and Incarceration Injustices are Never Convincing.Overall, a Chick-Flick that almost but Never Quite has enough Substance to be anything More and the Movie is about much More. The Premise is an almost always Interesting One and this one went Softball most of the Time and Hardly Lives Up to its Aspirations. It's Disappointing considering the Star Power and what it Could have been and what it Delivers is nothing but Average at Best.

Usually I like to research a movie for fun before watching it. I don't like to waste time watching a movie for 2 or 3 hours. What I learned is that this movie is based on "Jessica Savitch" who in the 1970s became the first female American anchor on television.The movie was based on the book " Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch" written by Alanna Nash.The movie is said not to be as accurate in detail and also over dramatize and exaggerate events. Also emphasizing on aspects that are debatable. So the movie might be leaning more towards fiction, then of true events. But that's debatable.I didn't give the movie a rating because after 20 minutes i couldn't bare to watch anymore. The movie had nothing to draw me in at all. Nothing to captivate me into sitting there and watching it for free.I suppose if you are the type that like to judge a movie after watching it then the best thing for you to do is watch the whole thing.