A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

How can anyone watching this not feel anything but compassion and pity for these two women? Neither are mean or evil.....they just refuse to accept reality. The acting performances of Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore are extraordinary. These two women descend into a world where (among other delusions) they don't even understand that their house is completely unfit to live in, and that it is perfectly acceptable to have raccoons and cats living in your house. It's a great study of what co-dependency is all about. You really can't even get upset with the two sons...how can you reason with a woman who will not listen to simple common sense? One of the best parts is that it is based on a real story. Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore are outstanding. This film is definitely worth watching.

An extremely fascinating and captivating drama about a mother and daughter both named Edie Beale who isolate themselves from high New York society to their East Hampton mansion. It's just baffling and devastating to see a beautiful home and property and two beautiful women slowly deteriorate over decades span, it's just very sad. This film makes you get in their psyche and makes you realize they're not like everyone else, they think differently and see the world differently than I guess you and I but it still makes me wonder why did they get to that point why couldn't they just move on with there lives and love life and sell the home, I guess it's the only place they felt comfortable and safe, still it's frustrating and makes your heart ache. Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange give fantastic portrayals of the Beale women and it's no wonder why Drew Barrymore won a reward for this. The direction and filming was great as well and sets the perfect mood and atmosphere for the time periods and brings so much layers to the film and is period piece done right. Overall the film is bittersweet to me, the ending was somewhat satisfying and in the end they were both at peace with their lives but it's just a very gloomy and sad movie that makes you think what could of been with their lives but it's an amazing story I won't soon forget. Recommended for the amazing portrayals alone.

The myth has been shattered....again.Made-for-TV movies can indeed equal - or even surpass - high-class theatrical releases. "Grey Gardens" is proof of this. HBO does not aspire to replace the 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens," but rather to supplement it with an account of the lives of the two Edith Beales. The storyline is mainly set at Grey Gardens, the elegant manor in which the Beales reside. As the story opens, "Big Edie" (Jessica Lange) is a high-society woman, and "Little Edie" (Drew Barrymore) is a fresh-faced girl with doll-like clothes and a sweet disposition. Grey Gardens itself is glorious to behold.As the film progresses, the house begins to wither and fade. Its occupants start to experience the trials of aging and poor health. The house becomes their island: a place of isolation and decay. This is where the documentary begins, but it's treated as a framework in the film version."Grey Gardens" tells a story that is both highly specific and completely universal. It deals with missed opportunities, loneliness, aging, and the consequences of seemingly small decisions. Jessica Lange does wonderful work as the matriarch, and Jeanne Tripplehorn and Charles Albert lend invaluable support. Still, the film's revelation is Drew Barrymore. She portrays the most dynamic character, and she pulls it off with great verve and aplomb. She captures the accent, the mannerisms, the sadness, and the vitality of "Little Edie." "Grey Gardens" is an emotional roller-coaster, to use a cliché. It builds slowly, so give it the patience it deserves, and it will deliver.

After watching the original so called "documentary", I could not help but feel sympathy for the Beales and to loathe the Maysles brothers for exploiting these two women. I fail to understand how anyone could not see the brothers for what they were. They were nothing but voyeurs selling their product as art. At least this movie makes some attempt to fill in some of the blanks. Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange's portrayals in the later years were quite good. Jessica Lange's physical resemblance and mannerisms were eerily accurate. The early years in the "documentary" were only noted by showing some actual old photographs of Big Edie and Little Edie when they were both much younger. It's hard to believe if you haven't seen those photos, that the Beales in their prime were more beautiful than the actresses portraying them. This was especially true of Big Edie who looked regal in some of the photos. Toward the end of this movie, both actresses conveyed (very subtly), the main characters' distaste for how the "documentary" depicted them, while they were in no financial position to oppose the release of the film. This to me was the most redeeming aspect of this film.