the evening star be one of those movie that you can watch many time . it contain more laugh then term of endearment and also less depth . but if you watch this movie in the observation that it be solely entertainment and and not to be take seriously and it a lot of fun . aurora greenway ( shirley maclaine reprise her oscar win role ) be now deal with her three grown grandchild . one be a saint and teddy and who be already marry with child . tommy and the problem child of the original film and be in prison . and melanie ( juliette lewis ) and the young and be struggle through college because she go through a rebellious phase and like hang out with her sleazy boyfriend and or mooch off patsie ( miranda richardson ) and the now very rich divorcée . there also the loyal housekeeper rosie ( marion ross ) and who despite always be on her duty and quick to have a sarcastic comeback and be fall in love with the next door neighbor arthur ( ben johnson in his last screen performance ) . all of this be a little hokey and but the performance more then make up for it . when aurora start see a therapist ( bill paxton ) and then sleep with him and people start whisper about her reputation . and when melanie keep go back and forth between her relationship and she finally find peace with aurora and who she at first despise . the evening star be by no mean superior to term of endearment . that movie be a landmark in it own right . but it be more fun in my opinion . maclaine and in a funny performance and seem more lively and witty here then her original time around . and the most fun of all be to watch her and miranda richardson go at it almost like grumpy old men but funny . a scene in an airplane perfectly display their hatred for one another but in a way and they be best friend since theyre always around each other and compete and gossip or nag . to wrap it up and it a long movie with a lot of unnecessary subplots ( the death toll be ridiculous ) and but keep in mind this be also base on the book and so do we blame the filmmaker or the author . the evening star be a movie that should be watch for a good laugh . you do not have to have see the first one to understand it . true and debra winger be miss ( but if you saw the first film you would know why ) and but i be rating this solely on how well it entertain me .