In this bittersweet slice of working class single New Jersey life, best friends Debby and Beth (both pushing thirty) go looking for love in the wrong place - namely their favorite bar, Oliver's. Rugged contractor Rick eyes Beth but ends up going home with the more assertive Debby. Beth's style is further cramped by the responsibilities of single motherhood. As Debby tries to parlay what was essentially a casual fling into possible marriage with an indifferent Rick, her mother... (Full plot summary below)
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In this bittersweet slice of working class single New Jersey life, best friends Debby and Beth (both pushing thirty) go looking for love in the wrong place - namely their favorite bar, Oliver's. Rugged contractor Rick eyes Beth but ends up going home with the more assertive Debby. Beth's style is further cramped by the responsibilities of single motherhood. As Debby tries to parlay what was essentially a casual fling into possible marriage with an indifferent Rick, her mother Virginia wonders if her affair with widower Nick is the real thing. Rounding out the romantic possibilities is Bobby, the bartender who flirts with Beth. The women clash as plans go awry, tragedy strikes, and hearts get broken. In the end, Debby, Beth, and Virginia find, if not the relationships of their dreams, peace with each other and within themselves.
Leave your thoughts about Hysterical Blindness.
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerNair and writer Laura Cahill dare to build a movie around some flawed but rather unexceptional women, emerging with a fine character study that's short on plot but rich in the tiny revelations of real life. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAnnlee EllingsonThurman and Lewis are hilarious throughout. |
| culturevulture.netNigam NuggehalliThe emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down. |
| New York Magazine/VultureJohn LeonardLet Gena and Ben remind you of old John Cassavetes movies. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene, but to diminishing effect. The characters never change. |
| User ReviewChrista and JrThis movie is awesome, I am so suprised it isnt that popular |
| User ReviewRobbie Joe BAt the center of this film is a heart that throbs with electric passion. To criticize the characters' apparent desperation is to criticize the nature of human sorrow and longing. |
| User Reviewaquel-dia dQue película tan bonita de la HBO. Mujeres perdedoras, sí, pero con algo que las hace especiales, diferentes y aun si totalmente normales. |
| User Reviewhelloooo Nthis movie is so good the chic is pathetic! Love it. |
| User ReviewDenise GThis is a great movie. An ode to the 80's indefinitly! |
