Coastal Elites - HBO

[KrisParr]

Wow - probably the best thing I’ve watched in ages. Bette Middler is beyond amazing.

[leeper]

Bette was great! Totally political in nature and on the mark; basically a series of solo monologues which worked well given Covid constraints.

[+ E.T.Bass]

"You have no power here!"

Bette Midler was awesome.

 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I love brilliant satire.

[KrisParr]

I love brilliant satire.

 

Maybe we need to post this in another forum to get the message out. It is indeed brilliant. Thanks for the comment.

[+ E.T.Bass]

While political, the writing and the performances were excellent. I personally found it cathartic. There is criticism of preaching to the choir which I dismiss.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

While political, the writing and the performances were excellent. I personally found it cathartic. There is criticism of preaching to the choir which I dismiss.

 

I mean, it's written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach, both guys known for comic satire.

 

Ultimately, while I enjoyed the writing, the performances are given a little too speech-like to be as funny as they could have been.

 

I found most success came from the cast who painted a strong character portrait, not the most angry political commentary.

[TruthBTold]

It was funny the one that I found the least enjoyable was the segment where the gay man attempts to get a part on a TV/stage production (sorry, now I forget). I think it is because I really did not like the actor. Or maybe I just do not like men. I thought the other segments were extremely well done.