Heartbreak Hospital

Neely (Chelsea Altman) is a struggling actress living in New York. Her Mexican boyfriend, Tonio (Demian Bechir), is a cook who's trying to sell his own line of pasta sauces. Lottie (Patricia Clarkson), her eccentric neighbor, is obsessed with a soap opera, "Heartbreak Hospital." Frustrated with her ...more

Soap operas and their obsessive fans are a big easy target for satire, but director Rudolph Gerber still manages to miss the mark with Heartbreak Hospital. Chelsea Altman brings a fresh-faced appeal to her starring role as Neely, a struggling actress who lands what turns into a plum role on a soap, but there isn't much chemistry between her and Demian Bichir, who plays her boyfriend, Tonio. A pre-9/11 New York City, featuring several shots of the World Trade Center, provides the backdrop for the ...more