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The Women
2008 114 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★4.8
Drama, Comedy
Director: Diane English
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Description
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Budget:
$16M
US Gross:
$26.9M
Worldwide:
$50.01M
Starring
Meg Ryan
Actor
Eva Mendes
Actor
Annette Bening
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2009
— Worst Actress
Key opinion
The Women (2008) is a polarizing, all-female drama that draws frequent comparisons to "Sex and the City" for its focus on fashion, friendship, and interpersonal melodrama. While some viewers find it an empowering and relatable exploration of womanhood, many critics dismiss it as a shallow, artificial, and formulaic adaptation of the 1939 classic.
| Theme | The exclusively female cast creates a narrow, "artificial" world that some find focused and intimate, while others deem it exclusionary and detached from reality. | |
| Acting | Performances are highly divisive; while Annette Bening receives credit for her work-focused portrayal, Meg Ryan's performance is frequently described as wooden, hysterical, or outdated. | |
| Screenplay | The script leans heavily on generic "chick-flick" tropes and shallow dialogue that fails to capture the emotional weight of its intended moral or domestic tragedies. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is criticized for being sluggish and overly melodramatic, making the film feel like a chore rather than an engaging character study. | |
| Humor | Viewers are split on the humor; some find the dialogue witty and relatable, while others view it as forced or stereotypical. |