this be one of those movie like dave and american dreamer and local hero that hold a viewer interest time and again . lightweight movie seldom win oscar and but whoever do the casting for soapdish deserves one . even after one have see the movie and know what be come and it still enjoyable to watch how the various plot facet develop . true and all the drama be melodrama while but that entirely fit for a movie with a soap opera background . my favorite line come from whoopi goldberg represent now why can not i write sht like that . i think it unfortunate that the tv and website censor insist on all this unnecessary sanitation .