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The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

Director: Barbra Streisand

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You want love against the odds? You've got it. Rose (Streisand) and Gregory (Bridges) are two brainy Columbia professors who wilt like lettuce in the presence of beauty. Greg hits on a plan. He and Rose will enter into a romance of the mind. He won't have to fight temptation, because Rose is homely as sin: no beauty, no sex, no worries. The only problem? Rose has already fallen in lust with Gregory and can't scramble out. The mirror may have two faces, but Streisand's happy with the one, still employing that riot of eye-rolls and lip-chews so disarming (once) in Funny Girl. Bridges does well as the bumbling nerd, his gulpingly shy exterior hiding a darkly fastidious core; and Bacall runs up and down the scale as Rose's haughty mother. Camp, but not much fun.

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Julia said...

Posted on Jan 03 2010 18:24 I thought this film was wonderful. It held my attention throughout but was not in the listings for last night. I think this is Streisand's best film and I could relate to it. I have a friend in a sexless marriage but it's not funny in real life.

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George C. Stephens said...

Posted on Dec 30 2007 13:31 This was a thoroughly delightful film all the way around including, without limitation, the director, entire cast, editing and screenplay. It was the "perfect bite" that Rose fastidiously constructed in every meal whether salad or entree, and that Gregory eventually recited to Rose before he becomse aware of his attraction - in every way, for Rose. From the performances to the message behind the story, one can only state, "Bravo!" It is well worth seeing.

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