Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I went with my friend to see "Late Show" with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling.  I laughed out loud a few times, and it was well written, but it certainly could have been better without the Cinderella touches for Kaling's character Molly and even the giant one for Thompson's Katherine.  I think the film would have benefited from more honesty about how they would fare in real life.  After all, we aren't exactly post Metoo.  The battle is still being waged.  I also don't know why Katherine's husband needs to have a dread disease.  But I'm happy to support a film written by a woman and directed by another woman, and Kaling is bound to be feeling a bit Pollyannish given her own success as a writer and actress.  There was a touch too much Disney in this version and it undercuts the anger and points being made.  Also, as all the other writers are white males, they get a disproportionate about of screen time, even though each has his funny moments.  Give Molly more standup and perhaps and let's leave out the phony romances.  Not necessary.  The movie is worth watching alone for Emma Thompson, of course.