A Prairie Home Companion

THE GIST: The final performance of a celebrated variety show, broadcast live on the radio, is a chance for its participants to reminisce on their lives, the past, and the future. Sadness and regrets abound, but joy and hope pervade the proceedings.

A Prairie Home Companion is the typical Robert Altman film that divides the audience into lovers or haters.

I usually enjoy his movies more, but this time I was really only awed by the sprawling cast, since the plot left me wanting.

Speaking of the cast though, how can you go wrong when you have Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, L.Q. Jones, Maya Rudolph, Marylouise Burke, Lily Tomlin, and Meryl Streep???

THE BOTTOM LINE: I would only recommend this movie to Altman fans. The acting is superb, but the plot is a bit tedious.

Grade: 6