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Trailer Review: The Women

Posted by Paul Clark


So now that the Sex and the City movie has become a “surprise hit,” does this mean we should be expecting more of this? This big-screen update of the 1939 George Cukor film The Women Obviously Wasn’t Made For Me™, but that doesn’t mean I should excuse its missteps. For one thing, there’s the characters- driven career woman, tart-mouthed best friend, sweet pregnant woman, sassy black lesbian, Latina gold digger- that are more or less standard-issue for this kind of movie. Then there’s the lovingly fetishized cosmopolitan lifestyle, replete with ritzy boutiques and leisurely lunches. To say nothing of the conversations, which sound like they were ghost-written by Bruce Vilanch. In other words, everything I and most guys I know tend to despise about “chick flicks,” a genre that bears as much relation to real life as the Star Wars prequels do. Which is not to say I’m completely opposed to “chick flicks”- just that this one doesn’t strike me as especially distinguished, aside from its estrogen-exclusive cast. But obviously, your mileage may vary, so if this is your thing, don’t let me stop you. If you need me, I’ll be in the next auditorium watching shit blow up.


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Dani said:

I am sad to see that the are remaking this movie. I loved the original for what it was. A movie showing women's attitudes towards men and divorce during the 30s.

Now they have Meg Ryan and her sadly plastic face in the lead role. Couldn't they at least have a decent actress in the remake?

June 27, 2008 12:12 PM

borstalboy said:

THE WOMEN is a comedy masterpiece and never should have been remade.

June 27, 2008 1:23 PM

ajt141 said:

If this movie makes people go watch the brilliant 1939 comic masterpiece starring Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Norma Shearer, Joan Fontaine and Paulette Goddard, then I can excuse this piece of crap remake.

June 27, 2008 2:01 PM

horseblinders said:

Also, Diane English? What has she been up to?! I love Murphy Brown.

June 28, 2008 1:25 AM

Janet said:

I also think it's a mistake to remake this, but I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by how faithful it looks.  I also think Candace Bergen looks great as Mary's mother, who had some of the best lines in the original.  I often find myself quoting her about how we'd all be better off if men redecorated their offices instead of having affairs.  Usually just after I've redecorated one of my rooms out of boredom.

June 28, 2008 1:09 PM

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