Georgia Rule

This is one very strange and uneven offering from Garry Marshall. Here is a guy who worked on THE ODD COUPLE and HAPPY DAYS helming a tale about family disfunction and all around life style shit storms and the results are confusing at best. To his credit, this drama/comedy (it never does decide what it wants to be) certainly doesn't shy away from the heavy issues or candy-coat the action....there are some seriously raw moments to experience here and the work from the three women involved is quite stunning...even from Lindsay Lohan who more than well demonstrates why people continue to put up with her crap in Hollywood. Even better is the shocking performance from Felicity Huffman....very earnest and heart felt and I honestly didn't know she had this sort of talent in her. Jane Fonda....well...she's Jane Fonda yet even she kicks it up a notch here. On the other hand, make no mistake, this is a chick flick through and though. There is so much estrogen here I was afraid I'd wake up after having nodded off during it sporting a rack...hence I had to restart the DVD to see what I missed. Not the most satisfying film you'll encounter but by no mean the worst.