romance and cigarettes

this movie has an amazing cast and an amusing premise, but it's (necessarily, by virtue of being a musical?) superficial and a lot of the talent is wasted. nonetheless, Kate Winslet is literally red hot, we get to see Tony Soprano reprised (minus the power and money), and Susan Sarandon is lovely to watch as always. the all-sister girl band of Mandy Moore, Mary Louise Parker, and Aida Turturro should have been funny, but wasn't.