Menzel's singing... does provide compensation for wading through the melodrama, although frankly, DVR-ing and zapping to those parts would be the more time-effective option. Full Review

A freeze-dried remake that'll leave you wistful for the fresh taste of the original. Full Review

Menzel has a spectacular voice. But ... she's not Bette Midler. And Beaches without Midler is just not the same thing. It's just not as good. Full Review

The Lifetime Beaches is a reduction of the original - smaller emotions, smaller performances, fewer songs, shorter running time (about 87 minutes versus 123) - and while that could have been an improvement, it's not. Full Review

Rating: B- -- Ultimately, the remake will still hit those who are suckers for a good cry. When Tony-winner Mendel belts out the classic "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "The Glory of Love," even disappointed fans will be reaching for a Kleenex. Full Review

Rating: B- -- Lifetime's re-do of Beaches provides a suitably weepy, sometimes sappy, overall entertaining escape. Full Review

You may be moved by Menzel's characteristically volcanic rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings." More likely, you'll just cry from boredom. Full Review