For The Boys - 4 stars out of 5 stars

The "Devine Miss M"is never better,in fact maybe held back some in this slightly long epic of a song and dance duo spanning from WW11 to the 1980's. Released in 1991 and running long at 138 minutes my main issue besides length is that it can be very uneven in spots.Like the ending awards show segment.By then they are just old and not funny or talented anymore.And otherwise short as with Vietnam segment where she loses her son.Ah but when the movie is on,it sings.It's rare another artist can upstage the Beatles with their own music,Miss M does JUST that with "In My Life"and the total film soundtrack is wonderful.The Devine Miss M for those not in the know is Bette Midler ,who plays Dixie Leonard. Surprisingly good  James Caan  plays Eddie Sparks the other half of this duo.I say surprisingly because he seemed such a "bad"guy in prior roles and not the song dance type,who knew??The rest of the cast headed by George Segal as Art Silver,Dixie's uncle and the guy who created the duo is outstanding as well. If you like generational movies and musicals,check it out!!!Trailer URL follows the pix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gkkgaiRZ9Y