MOVIE REVIEW - The Women

It's not often that Hollywood decides to remake a movie that was originally out 70 years ago, but that's The Women. It's based on the Clair Luce Booth 1936 play that was made into a movie in 1939. She was in interesting sort. After her writing career, she was elected to the U.S. House Of Representatives and served our country.

The Women stars every woman in Hollywood. Meg Ryan, Annette Benning, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, and a slew of others and cameo's to keep you busy for 2 hours plus. One point of interest, there is not one man in this entire movie, not one second. (I think I'm offended, kidding.) It's the story of Mary (Ryan) who is cheated on by her husband, and how her and her band of friends deal with this crisis, and the numerous crisis' that surround them as friends.

Obviously, the story has been updated to fit the lifestyles of today. Over all The Women does have some funny dialogue, and moments. I, of course am not the target audience so I listened for the other 99.9 percent of the theater to hear their reaction to The Women. I did hear some laughter, but not what I expected. I actually really was surprised at the lack of response I heard from the female dominated crowd.

One problem The Women has, is there's not enough movie for all these characters. Some come and then go for 40 minutes at a time. Messing is one of the movies real bright spots, but she takes a hiatus for much of the middle of the flick. Way too much Annette Benning who is cast as Ryan's best friend. She is totally miscast and unbelievable as a Ryan contemporary. For the half of the movie, she seemed to be doing a Samantha from Sex And The City impersonation, and a bad one a that, and it doesn't work. She looks more like Ryans aunt, as opposed to someone that Meg Ryan would have gone to college with as the script suggests.

The Women. I think everyone was stunned that this movie stumbled out of the gates at the box office last weekend. The Women may very well get lost in the movie shuffle and lend itself more to a rental at Christmas with your jammies on. Problems... some, is it worth it? Girls night out.