Another movie shot in Boston that pretends to be somewhere else (New York)... to which way say, Great! "The Women" is based on a play and film from the 1930s. A cheated-on housewife stands by her man until public humiliation forces her to act. Someone call Mark Sanford's wife....
This remake keeps the outdated values of a 1930s film, but none of its charm or clever banter. It isn't funny. The only mildly amusing character is Cloris Leachman's smart-ass housekeeper. The rest are unlikeable female caricatures. They shop Newbury Street and Saks, and backstab, and get facelifts, and gossip, and get their nails done. Unlike your typical chick-flick, there's a total lack of romance or girl power here. Why would anybody want to watch this?
The summer of 2007 produced this annoying film simultaneously with "My Best Friend's Girl" and "The Pink Panther 2"...and all this before the Writers' Strike. Boston certainly appreciates the work, but let's keep pretending it's New York and/or Paris, okay?
Final Score = D-
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