This star vehicle for Kathy Bates, which mixes mystery, physical comedy and songs into a melange that entertains more often than not premiered on the Starz! Channel. Chicago homemaker Grace Beasley (Bates), a hopeless romantic, is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage to Max (Dan Ackroyd), who takes potshots at her sense of self-worth while undergoing his own mid-life crisis. Grace worries that her son, Andrew (Jack Noseworthy), is having problems with his wife, Maudey (Meredith Eaton), a dwarf with a big heart. The one bright spot in Grace’s existence is her crush on British pop singer, Victor Fox (Jonathan Pryce). A cross between Engelbert Humperdinck and Neil Diamond...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
122 mins