I know what you’re thinking… “chick flick”… yes, but not so fast…

In the first of a day-night movie doubleheader, my wife and I saw “The Women”… the theater was almost full… all women, and I think 2 other guys.

But here’s the twist for all you guys… this is a good “date movie” to take the wife, girlfriend, or girl that’s “just a friend” … she’ll be glad you did !!

“The Women”

(2008) (rated: PG-13 for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking) (1 hr, 54 min)

Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Ana Gasteyer

Genre: Comedy/Drama

The Plot: A wealthy New Yorker leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a resort. A remake of George Cukor’s 1939 film “The Women.”

MY TAKE (spoiler free):

Well, let me start by saying my wife loved it… about as much as “Sex and the City”… she connected to it because, she says, the movie is exactly the way women act around each other.

I like it because of the good character development and *believe me* when I tell you there’s *a lot* of characters to develop… about 10 by my count that have significant screen time… and all of the actresses are the perfect fit for the characters they are playing.

Speaking of all those characters… “The Women” is directed by Diane English has an all female cast… except for 1 male that makes a brief appearance at the end of the movie (not including background extras).

Amoung that huge cast… some scene stealers: Cloris Leachman and Candice Bergen… they were funny… and stole some of the scenes from the main cast.

THE BOTTOM LINE: 

“The Women” has a great ensemble cast and a solid storyline that even men can be interested in… and enjoy… I give it 7.5 out of 10… with no major issues…. just not good enough to make the 8.0 category.

So what did you think?  Please post a comment!

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