Not as funny as the real thing and unlikely to be anywhere near as successful as the leading real-life exponents of the art.
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02/27/08
Soapdish (1991)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:24
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does... [More]
Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty
Director: Michael Hoffman
Reviews for Soapdish
Top CriticNothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe.
06/24/06
Top CriticA funny, sharply-written film more pertinent in the Noughties than it was upon its first release.
02/27/08
Top CriticFundamentally, its subject for satire isn't all that clever.
02/27/08
Top CriticNo review available.
05/04/04
Lines like this are amusing, but they pop instantly, like soap bubbles.
01/01/00
Way too hard-working for comedy.
07/09/04
It's a kick to see Field sending up her sweetheart image.
05/12/01
No review available.
06/04/03
No review available.
07/27/04
No review available.
08/22/03
A riotous spoof of TV soap operas and the people who create them, the clever foundation being that the backstage lives of the principles are more sudsy than the TV program they work on.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/16/05
Uneven but often sidesplitting.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
06/20/03
... this often-hilarious spoof on daytime soap operas achieves much success borrowing from the 'divorce-remarriage' variation of the screwball comedy.
02/12/02
This movie certainly has its dopey moments, but if you're feeling indulgent you're likely to have a good time with it.
02/27/08
As the private, public and TV lives of these characters begin to unravel and tangle, on the small screen and off, it turns into a genuinely funny comedy.
01/01/00
Near miss satire.
04/24/03
The plot is contrived and this is hardly a believable picture of how a soap opera is made, but at least the gags are mostly funny.
01/01/00
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