I'd forgotten that I'd seen this film years ago when a friend brought it up the other day. I suppose it don't make all that much of an impression, but it's a really lovely film. Meryl Streep is fantastic in it, and it's really a who's who of Hollywood talent at the time, with even people like Richard Dreyfus, Oliver Platt, and Annette Benning doing these great little one scene bits. And Gene Hackman comes in for two scenes and makes a goddamn meal out of them. Between Fisher's screenplay and Nichols direction this must have been a dream come true for the cast. I just looked back on my previous review of this film where I gave it a 'meh' - my opinion has certainly changed. Sadly this film isn't on Netflix, but you can get it digitally otherwise. It's one of those classic stories that you really need to check out. I'm kind of curious to read the book now, actually. Glad I revisited it, even though I thought I was watching it for the first time :)
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