The Women starring Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
Great Movie And Historical Too
For fans of some of Americas finest actresses, seeing a film with even one of the cast members of The Women would be a treat. But this remake of George Cukors famed girl-trouble ensemble film features Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Cloris Leachman, Bette Midler, Carrie Fisher, Joanna Gleason, and Candice Bergen--whew!--making it a film that fans of these terrifically talented women can savor. The remake may not have the cat-itude or camp factor of the original, but so what? The casts chemistry really shines; friendship is thicker than water, it turns out--even stronger than the ties that bind women to their men. Ryan is the good-girl Mary Haines, whose husband, she and her friends learn, is cheating on her with the stunning femme fatale Crystal (Mendes, in the Joan Crawford role)--a spritzer at the perfume counter. Quelle horreur! The other women rally around the
hapless Mary, staging interventions, offering snappy advice, and plotting battles on behalf of their friend. But it turns out that Ryans Mary isnt quite as fragile as she seems. Gimlets and girl talk--lots of both--go a long way toward getting our heroine through her crisis, and onto a new stage in her life that surprises her husband and more than one of her pals. And the laughs by the appearances of Midler and Bergen, especially, are worth watching the whole film for. --A.T. Hurley
Personal Review: The Women starring Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
I tremendously enjoyed this movie! After watching it -- just out of curiosity - I checked out the customer reviews on Amazon. I just can't believe what negative commentary has been made about The Women. Well, I've decided to voice my own opinion here. I loved this movie, and I loved the cast. It was funny in the right places, dramatically tense in others... It was just a really excellent film that I know I will watch again and again. So, the bad news is that I'm out of sync with most of the other reviewers. The good news is that I've discovered a new favorite film to add to my collection. (I'm sure I'll always enjoy that staged conversation in front of the manicurist a million more times....)
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