HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS

The most delightful thing about this movie is watching older actresses work out on screen, even if the storyline is a bit contrived and not all that weighty. The enormously talented Sally Field, who always brings her A game no matter what she's asked to do, was worth the price of admission for me. And then to have scenes with her and Tyne Daly, who, like Fields, isn't to everyone's taste but nonetheless, like Fields, is a great actress, and in a much smaller role the under appreciated Caroline Aaron...

...well, for my taste I was just happy to see these three getting movie work, let alone working out their acting chops. Don't expect fireworks or anything too deep, even when the script reaches for that (I thought there were several problems with the writing: interesting avenues of action that could have been explored but were abandoned, set ups that were too pat and didn't add anything to the dramatic or comedic aspects of the story, etc.)...

But just to see a film starring a female actor over fifty (in fact over sixty) who doesn't look like she's been frozen in her thirties, and actually at times parts of her look her age, let alone carrying some scenes that were totally entertaining, was sweetly satisfying.