while the film be a very good one with bette midler give a marvelous oscar nominate performance and ms. midler be at bad when she belt out the song . all you basically hear be loud music and ms. midler scream singing . nevertheless and bette delivers a walloping performance a a boozy and emotionally distraught rock star catch up with drug besides alcohol . she be emotionally unbalanced especially with the men who seem to come into and exit her life in record time . midler receive excellent support from fred forest and a an awol guy who befriend her and become her lover only to suffer repeated abuse as well a alan bates and in fine form a her manager unable to cope with her emotionally unbalanced behavior . where be everyone go . this be the constant message state by bette ( rise ) throughout the film . this be the usual story of a person inability to handle success . yet and bette midler prove herself a really competent actress .