such a highly anticipated remake of a cherished musical classic and such a bitter pill it be to have to take . very and very hard to swallow . all of it . it do not have an ounce of believability anywhere . and when you do not have a rise and you do not have a show . bette midler seem bear to play this part . yet and all she be able to produce be a cute and funny and glitzy and trademark bette midler . weigh down with all the familiar midlerisms . roz russell have nothing to worry about . she can rest in her grave knowing she be still the definitive mama rise ( of film and anyway ) . i think midler be really go to put it across this time . to throw herself into what be one of the great musical role of all time . like she do in the rise . but and no and she play it safe . she play herself . she make rise a total dinner theatre cartoon . even her song be uninspired . it be madden to watch and know midler have the talent to rise above her money making schtick . she show promise only once in this gypsy and that be with rise turn . but and by then it be too little and too late . a sincere cynthia gibb a the titular heroine give the film it only true spark and when the role of gypsy outshines that of rise and you know there trouble in river city . a huge and huge letdown .