9 to 5 only has two writers, but it seems like there were four who took turns. One would write a quarter, then hand it off. The character of the film would change pretty dramatically, but the pieces go together into a cohesive movie.
And it's a good cohesive movie. It is very funny and intelligent at the same time. Dabney Coleman, the male role, is ironically my favorite character to watch. He has to play an impressive smattering of different styles for the same character and he can make really funny faces.
This movie has an almost I Love Lucy style of humor which makes me cringe, watching in anticipation of some very bad things. It's also got some bizarrist humor and some realistic scenarios. In the end, it is a very eloquent and enjoyable film about womens rights, similar to a few other Dolly Parton movies, which everyone should see.
The movie does start out a little slow. I wasn't sure I would like it in the first ten minutes. But once the second segment began, I was hooked. The third segment was even better; the last segment was the funniest and tied it all up masterfully. I have been complaining about a lot of poor endings lately, but this movie had a good ending which matches the rest of the movie. It doesn't feel rushed, it doesn't seem like they got tired of writing, it is a planned denouement.
So even if the movie is a little fractured, it's fractured "Like Stained Glass" into a beautiful collage.
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