Isn't She Great is a terrible movie inhabited by good actors who should know better.
Supposedly a biography of Jacqueline Susann, the movie tells us very little about the woman or what drove her. We see her meeting her husband, Irving Mansfield, and absolutely no reason is given as to why they have a relationship. Jacqueline is presented as a struggling actress prior to writing Valley of the Dolls, but both she and her husband live in a luxury high rise, eat expensive meals and appear to spend thousands on themselves without any hint of where their money comes from. We are given some hint that Susann worked very hard to market Valley of the Dolls, while also caring for an autistic son and dealing with breast cancer, but the whole thing is treated in such a campy fashion that it loses its emotional impact. And I can't even begin to describe the horrible scenes of Susann screaming at a tree that she and her husband believe is God.
In short, this movie has no reason to exist. Read one of Susann's books instead.
Supposedly a biography of Jacqueline Susann, the movie tells us very little about the woman or what drove her. We see her meeting her husband, Irving Mansfield, and absolutely no reason is given as to why they have a relationship. Jacqueline is presented as a struggling actress prior to writing Valley of the Dolls, but both she and her husband live in a luxury high rise, eat expensive meals and appear to spend thousands on themselves without any hint of where their money comes from. We are given some hint that Susann worked very hard to market Valley of the Dolls, while also caring for an autistic son and dealing with breast cancer, but the whole thing is treated in such a campy fashion that it loses its emotional impact. And I can't even begin to describe the horrible scenes of Susann screaming at a tree that she and her husband believe is God.
In short, this movie has no reason to exist. Read one of Susann's books instead.