I had seen the Maysle brothter's documentary Grey Gardens years ago and loved it. I was kind of turned off when I found out HBO made a movie based on it, as the documentary is so intense and good, why would you need to dramatize it.Grey Gardens the movie with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange isn't as gritty, intense and disturbing as the documentary. Neither character comes across as quite so crazy, and I remember the mother as being pretty mean. However, it's really a very good movie. Very moving. Both actresses give excellent performances, and Drew Barrymore can't contain something irrepressibly happy that is just in her as an actress. Even as she communicated fear and deep, deep sorrow, there was a joy of life that was always there.
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