Melissa McCarthy stars a Lee Israel: writer, cat lover, forger and all around horrible person. This film tells the tale of how she became a prolific letter forger, writing under the names of Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker amongst others, and how she ruined her relationships with those around her for personal gain.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me” stars Melissa McCarthy as Lee Israel, a barely functioning alcoholic whose life starts to go out of control when she loses her job.
Israel is a far from sympathetic character, she’s rude to her colleagues which is why she lost her job, rude to her literary agent which is why she can’t get any work, and was horrible to her ex-partner which is why she is alone and friendless.
Running off the back of a couple of marginally well-received biographies (“I was …
Director: Marielle Heller
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, Dolly Wells
Katy’s Rating: 
7/10 – Good
