Manthast Absolutely amazing

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

rleegray-569-58158 I remember when I first saw this I was high on the love of Charlie's Angels and anything that the actresses from that show did. I thought this was the best thing I had ever seen. And then a few years later I saw it again without the rose colored glasses and was not as enthralled with it.I have also recently leaned or at least reminded of a lesson I have always known -- often these shows are not as good as the books they are based on. Now the book The Users by Joyce Haber is not the greatest book out there, but it is far better than the mini-series they based on her book. Watching the mini-series and reading the book now it is almost as if they took the names from the book and wrote them a totally different story.Forget the series and read the book.

Jackyfan I have never seen a better movie in my entire life, and believe me I have seen a lot!!! You can't put it in words. Just the best of the best. Flawless, Perfect! This has to be one of the top ten best movies ever made (in my opinion). There are very few films that can keep me watching over and over again. I just love this movie. INCREDIBLE is the best word I can use for this movie. Everything in it is perfect. All the actors perform brilliantly, the direction deserved an Emmy and the editing is superb. Basically it's a movie you have to see, over and over again. This movie has everything you could want: compelling acting, brilliant direction, stunning cinematography, and a riveting script. Jaclyn Smith looks sexy, hot and attractive flaunting her beautiful bare back in a variety of sexy backless dresses. The Users is one of the most important movies of all time. Don't miss this one!

dwr246 Call this one a guilty pleasure. Everything about it is bad - the writing, the acting, the direction, etc. And yet, once you stop taking it seriously, it's a surprisingly entertaining movie.The story centers on Elena Schneider (Jaclyn Smith), a pretty young woman stuck in a small town caring for an ailing mother (Joanne Linville). One day, aging movie star, Randy Brent (Tony Curtis) comes through town. He and Elena meet, fall in love, and suddenly her mother is urging her to marry Randy and head off to Hollywood, which she does. Once there, she gets caught up in the intrigue of trying to revive Randy's career, while trying to start her own. Along the way, she meets Randy's daughter, Marina (Michelle Phillips), who is involved in a dead end affair with Adam Baker (George Hamilton), discovers Randy's bisexuality when she walks in on him and a male lover, and drinks writer, Henry Waller (Darren McGavin) under the table in order to get Randy a part which will give him his comeback. Once Randy is established, she leaves him for dashing Reade Jamieson (John Forsythe), with whom she has somehow fallen in love along the way.Silly story, and little was done with the writing to lend any credibility to it. It's just a Hollywood soap opera presented for the entertainment, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else. It is however, representative of its time in that its attitudes are both sexist and homophobic, but since it wasn't meant to taken seriously, it's a little hard to get too riled up about that.The acting was okay. A good cast tries to rise above bad material, and is only partially successful. Smith's performance is reasonably good, and Forsythe does his usual excellent job. Curtis swishes his way through his part (rather ironic given his outspoken stance again Brokeback Mountain). Phillips and Hamilton both come off as stilted.This is not film making at its finest. Nonetheless, as long as you don't expect that, it is campy fun.

moonspinner55 Jaclyn Smith is a decent actress; with no real acting experience at the time Aaron Spelling put her in "Charlie's Angels", she never embarrassed herself on that show (especially the early episodes where she actually showed some spunk). Unfortunately, no one has been able to tap that sassy side of her since. She has played all different types of characters, but the only TV-movie she's made that left an indelible impression on me was "Rage Of Angels", a decent potboiler with Smith doing B+ work. "The Users" presents her as a muse to a faded Hollywood hack, climbing the ladder of celebrity herself only to find Lotus Land full of backbiters. Is any of this new? No. It is enjoyable anyway? Occasionally, yes. It's a melodramatic soap opera with tatty, now-dated trappings. I didn't much mind the television budget or the sudsy dialogue. I did, however, want to see Jaclyn Smith give a stronger performance. When will Aaron Spelling work his magic on her again?