THE FIRST WIVES CLUB

5STAR, 7.00pm

Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton have all been dumped by husbands who’ve replaced them with

younger, sexier models, and now they want revenge in this knockabout farce, directed by Hugh Wilson. Alas, after a smattering of smart one-liners about ageing, eating disorders and cosmetic surgery, the film trades perception and wit for simple-minded wish-fulfilment.

1996

intertwine, and while some of them stink – say, Kris Marshall’s sex-obsessed dimwit – some are heartbreaking. The best include Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson’s troubled couple, Liam Neeson’s widower and Thomas Sangster’s lovelorn little boy. Pass the tissues.