I didn't know what to expect with this film. I was very pleasantly surprised.
This movie is not a comedy and the performers did a great job of capturing people who are not always made for this world.
Melissa McCarthy gives a impressive performance as Lee Israel and Richard Grant is wonderful as her ne'er do well friend and accomplice.
I really like the atmosphere and the ability to capture the grit and seediness of New York in the early 90's.
Marielle Heller and McCarthy did a fantastic job of taking someone with all the likability of my mother in law and making her sympathetic.