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Based
on both the 1939 movie and a the French play, this loosely revolves
around the typical group of women who are friends more because of
script contrivances than anything approaching reality.
You have
got the uptight and glamorous magazine editor (Annette Benning), the
frizzy-haired charity wife (Meg Ryan), the in-your-face sexy-hungry
lesbian and the hippy-dippy baby-machine (Debra Messing from Will & Grace).
The
plot, what there is of it, revolves around Charity Wife discovering her
husband's having an affair with a perfume girl (Eva Mendes) and
proceeding to act like a total bitch about it, hurting herself, her
(invisible - no man appears in this film) husband and her daughter in
the process.
Everyone in this movie is dumber than dirt
(just check out the magazine editor's attempts to turn her fashion mag
into Time For Women), and though the film itself has the good sense to
have the cast realise that the Charity Wife is being a hard-nosed
bitch, it's obvious to the audience an hour before anyone dares say
something to her.
... And that's one long hour of Meg Ryan being a pain to watch.
But hey, at least there is plenty of salutes to the joys of shopping, right ladies?
There
is no cliche left unscreened here, including a fashion parade, a scene
where a cheating husband's clothes go out the window, mother-daughter
bonding from every angle and - of course - a birth scene.
If
this were funny, or smart, or just plain silly fun, none of the above
would matter. But it isn't, and while the performances are mostly
good the film as a whole is not
...By a long shot.
DVD EXTRAS with Sean Lynch
Quite a few extras have been stacked on here (depending on what
reigon you purchse your disc on). The best of which includes a
wonderful look at the journey of The Women from its 1936 stage success to the classic 1939 movie to this comtemporary update.
It's
actually more enjoyable than the film itself in a way - especially if
you are the type that is addicted to nostalgic looks at Hollywood's
yesteryear.
Other than, there is a bunch of deleted scenes and a few fluffy and mundane behind the scenes featurettes.
Conclusion:
Movie 45% Extras: 50%
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