"The Evening Star" is a completely unconvincing sequel to "Terms of Endearment" (1983). It tells the story of the later years of Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine), but fails to find much in them worth making a movie about. It shows every evidence, however, of having closely scrutinized the earlier film for the secret of its success. The best scenes in "Terms" involved the death of Aurora's daughter, Emma, unforgettably played by Debra Winger. Therefore, "The Evening Star" has no less than three deaths. You know you're in trouble when the most upbeat scene in a comedy is the scattering of the ashes. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 4-6-2021.
Review of The Evening Star
