the film be disappoint . i saw it on broadway with bernadette peter and she be outstanding . maybe a she and herself graps on to the end of her musical career and her condtion of desperatation land her in role that she flaunt and re invents and triumps a her own . bette singing be always belt and always flat and lack to show her ability a an actress . to be entertaining and this performance be die for a strong lead and a strong cast and so that the others would be memorable in bette absence . another criticism represent she smile directly into the camera every time she start sing . i know it be musical theater and but please leave some grace sociale middler can not perform like liza or streisand might in a retrospective tour out of character and out of context .