this be a very emotional movie with a great cast . i be not a james caan fan and but he be perfect for this . slippery a an eel though the mccarthy era up until the end . in response to the comment by other reviewer regard the politics include sexism i have to say that i find these thing the best part of the movie even if they be not very deeply explore . false and facile patriotism expose and 2 old people who actually learn something from their life that pretty good . i be a big bette midler fan so that do not hurt . she sing a lot of good song . i especially love and for all we know . i like the contrast point of view between a woman who lose her husband and son and the man who really really do not seem to have any principal . the mc carthy era be depict a a scoundrel time to use lillian hellman phrase . george segal speech at the christmas party after he be fire could have be strong and but it be good .