Beaches

TV Movie
2017
TV-14
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

846

YOUR RATING

Nia Long and Idina Menzel in Beaches (2017)

Two girls meet by chance on the Venice Boardwalk and, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on a lifelong friendship. CC (Idian Menzel) is an aspiring singer who is discovered by a director who gives her a first big shot. Hillary (Nia Long) is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship, even with its ups and downs, sustains them for decades.

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The friendship between two women from childhood onwards.The friendship between two women from childhood onwards.The friendship between two women from childhood onwards.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

846

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 nominations total

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When it was announced "Beaches" was going to be remade with Idina Menzel & Nia Long starring, Bette Midler took to Twitter with the following tweet: "Can't wait to see Idina Menzel as CC in Lifetime's Beaches! DON'T TELL ME THE ENDING!"

Connections
References The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Soundtracks
Wind Beneath My Wings
Written by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley
Performed by Idina Menzel

9/10 times, remakes of iconic, heart-warming masterpieces should never be made - let alone attempted. This movie is no exemption to that.

Aside from the boring, sleep-inducing acting and lack of narrative, this "remake" fails to capture the very essence that was Beaches. Without Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey dominating the screen with their chemistry that can be felt in even the youngest of hearts who weren't even alive in the 80s, this failed attempt to rekindle a classic should be a hard pass for anyone with any ounce of respect for the original.

Please stop trying to recapture the classics. It never works.