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Very disappointing considering the caliber of actors...
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After seeing the original, watching this version of Stepford Wives was utterly painful. Actually, I think it would still have been painful had I NOT SEEN the original. In fairness, this version IS listed as a comedy while the original is clearly a horror film, so maybe it is unfair to draw comparison between the two. However, given the caliber of the cast in this version I was expecting a lot more. (I guess this proves that even great actors cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so to speak.) I found this movie to be utterly ridiculous. The characters are one dimensional, unbelievable and unlikeable. And the storyline is just one failed attempt at humor after another for the entire 90 minutes. I almost wanted Joanna (main character) to be turned into a robot- it might have given her some depth!
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Stepford Wives: Welcome One And All To A Perfect World, HA!Review created: 06/24/04
by: ifif1938-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
A fun rehash of the 1975 version
A fun rehash of the 1975 version
Cons:
If you go to be scared, you won't be.
If you go to be scared, you won't be.
Welcome to Stepford! The super perfect community found in the Suburbs of Connecticut. The only problem in this community is that it is too perfect and with only one half of the population aware of what that perfection has cost the women that live here..That is, until Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Walter (Matthew Broderick) arrive on the scene. Joanna and Walter, what a strange couple to begin with it seems. She, a high powered television executive who is suddenly fired due to a problem that arose during the taping of one of her reality based programs and Walter, a much more mild mannered person..
Review ID: 10000000000656111
The Stepford Wives (2004)~ Second Verse, Not the Same as the FirstReview created: 06/11/04
by: drdevience -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Cast, story, twists
Cast, story, twists
Cons:
If you're a fan of the original, don't get bent at the false ending..
If you're a fan of the original, don't get bent at the false ending..
I am a major fan of the original Stepford Wives which came out in 1975. It was creepy as hell. All those normal women being turned into the Beav's Mom... only like times 10. So when I heard there was going to be a remake I was very anxious to see it. I loved it too. Not quite as much as the original, but just about. This time around we have the gorgeous and talented Nicole Kidman in the role of Joanna Eberhart, a very successful business woman who is having some difficulties with her marriage. This time around she's a big time TV exec though instead of a photographer. They do still move to...
Review ID: 10000000001853742
Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler Suspect Something is Wrong With The Stepford WivesReview created: 06/23/04
by: dragonfire88-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. Interesting plot.
Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. Interesting plot.
Cons:
A few things didn't make sense.
A few things didn't make sense.
I have liked Nicole Kidman for years. I have seen many of her movies and enjoyed them. I tend see her new movies as soon as I can. Some of them don t make it to the theater here in town, so I am forced to wait to rent them. I heard that she was going to be in The Stepford Wives last year sometime, and even before I really knew what the movie was about, I wanted to see it. I wasn t able to get to the theater as soon as I really wanted to see it, but I did get to see it. Joanna Eberhart was a very successful executive at a television network. She was presenting her new reality shows when a man..
Review ID: 10000000000656110
The Stepford Wives - Isn't It Time You Had The Ultimate In Perfection?Review created: 06/13/04
by: kristinafh -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
<b>Nicole Kidman</b> and <b>Bette Midler</b>.
<b>Nicole Kidman</b> and <b>Bette Midler</b>.
Cons:
<b>Christopher Walken</b> got on my nerves.
<b>Christopher Walken</b> got on my nerves.
I never saw the original Stepford Wives and aside from the trailers I've seen in the theater, I really haven't been in the loop about this remake. There's only one reason I saw it - Nicole Kidman. The story goes like this. Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a high-powered, broadcast executive who is fired at the top of her game because of some liability issues surrounding one of her shows. Her husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), takes his depressed wife and two young kids to another town, where they can relax and start over. Stepford is beautiful. The houses are large, equipped with all of...
Review ID: 10000000001853743
Oz Needed Some Stepford Wives to Edit His FilmReview created: 06/18/04
by: beckytcy -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Bette Middler, Roger Bart, funny moments
Bette Middler, Roger Bart, funny moments
Cons:
some logic problems, Broderick seems lost, not scathing enough
some logic problems, Broderick seems lost, not scathing enough
Although Frank Oz s remake of the 1975 Stepford Wives film is set in the present day, the setting and tone are confused as he transforms the thriller into a dark comedy. Some thirty years later, many men still feel threatened by powerful career women, but I felt that the feminist themes in Oz s Stepford Wives struggled to remain relevant. Stepford Wives has several hilarious jokes and a couple of priceless scenes, but the film overall is a mess. Apparently, the filmmakers changed a few fundamental facts after the initial shooting but didn t go back to edit some of the earlier scenes, so...
Review ID: 10000000001853745
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