Mandaris

My youngest daughter told me that this is her favorite horror movie. I think it's a great movie that has really stood the test of time.

Speaking of time, I feel that it’s probably the scariest part of this movie. I remember watching this movie when I was younger and being introduced to the idea of living forever and not liking it. I was lucky enough to only know death as taking those that I didn’t know or interact with on a regular basis. The idea that someone close to me wasn’t a possibility at the time. I was understanding of my own mortality but not of my friends and family. To have them gone and for me to go on and on. That was scary.

Anyway, back to the film.

I’m happy that Maryl Streep and Goldie Hawn were in it. They had charisma and power that never made me doubt that they could have THE Bruce Willis wrapped around their fingers. Bruce does a great job of being the undesirable object of desire for Maryl and Goldie.

Overview

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

As I was about to post, I thought about how it compares to The Substance…