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What should have been a thrilling theatrical event falls flat, mainly due to the one note performance of Gillian Anderson. There is no spark, no fire to her Margo Channing. I cannot imagine anyone standing in the rain nightly to see this Margo on stage. Adding a foolish song for Margo sing during Bill's party brings what little action there is to a standstill. Showing Margo resting her head against the rim of a toilet bowl filled with vomit is a huge mistake.

Birdie, Miss Caswell, Max, Bill, Lloyd, Karen and especially Addison are all miscast. The only person who comes off well here is Lily James as Eve.

Lastly, the humor doesn't play well. The script is funny, the humor subtle, but again it falls flat. The cast unable to put the humor across.

PJ Harvey's score, which plays under the entire production is intrusive. It works against the dialogue.

Never at anytime do you feel any empathy for Anderson's Margo. A better title for this mess would be "Who Cares About Margo?"

Poorly acted, directed and written, "The Conrad Boys" is barely watchable. The main problem is Justin Lo, who assumes the role of writer, director, film editor and principal actor. Lo does not handle any one of his jobs well; his ability to create a believable character on film is seriously lacking. Watching Lo is akin to watching a beginning actor with no idea of what he is doing or saying. The script is quite clichéd and lacks any real imagination. The two stars I awarded this are solely for Nick Bartzen who is quite good as the young drifter, Jordan Rivers.

This film is to be avoided.

When the most memorable line of the series is: "You don't even know how to spell pussy," you know you're in trouble. The scripts are awful. Too many characters--too many subplots Delta Burke's comedic talents are sorely missed. The guy (I can't call him an actor) who plays Ty, Jason Dottley, has to be one of the worst "actors" to ever grace the screen. The only saving grace of this train wreck is Ann Walker--Episode 6: Call Waiting--which featured Walker is the highlight of the season. Rue McClanahan, Beth Grant & Bonnie Bedelia are totally wasted. When you have actresses as funny and talented as these three are why waste screen time on Jason Dottley? Perhaps if the writer, Del Shores (who happens to be married to MR. Dottley), would focus on his fine ensemble of actresses and ditch the Ty subplot this mess could be saved. Bottom line, don't waste your time.