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The Women (2008)

Meg Ryan , Eva Mendes  |  PG-13 |  DVD
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
  • Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: December 19, 2008
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0017ANAZO
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,075 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Women" on IMDb

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  • Additional scenes
  • The Women: The Legacy: the journey from 1936 stage success to classic 1939 movie to this contemporary update
  • The Women Behind the Women: visiting the cast and crew to cover issues of female empowerment, body image, and self-esteem for girls

Editorial Reviews

Mothers, daughters, wives, friends: These are the women of The Women. Based on Clare Boothe Luce's Broadway success and the hit 1939 movie, this sparkling update (from Murphy Brown creator Diane English) set in Manhattan and featuring an all-star, all-female cast says a lot about what it means to be today's woman and all of it's funny! The story starts with beautiful, smart, accomplished Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) discovering her husband is cheating on her. It's a time when friends are needed, so Mary's gal pals (Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith and Debra Messing) and mother (Candice Bergen) rally round with advice, cocktails and shopping. The Wife vs. the Other Woman (Eva Mendes): Sharpen your claws for a timeless and wonderfully witty battle.

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Good grief! June 11, 2009
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The original version of this story remains a film classic, with memorable writing, direction and legendary performances by Norma Shearer, Roz Russell, Mary Boland, Joan Fontaine, Virginia Weidler (at one point Doris Day's sister-in-law), Paulette Goddard and most notably Joan Crawford. That version was witty, wise, bitchy, mean and sympathetic, fast-paced, fun and sophisticated. This version is appalling. This a story which relies on chemistry among the actors above all in this remake the chemistry is zero. Everyone seems to be reciting the script self-consciously, there is not a moment when there's any sense we are watching real life, everything seems calculated and over-rehearsed. It's like a bad community production. How all this happened given the talents of Diane English and everyone else involved is beyond me. Even foolproof Bette Midler and Candace Bergen seem to be repeating themselves with no spark. Only Cloris Leachman emerges unscathed. Actually, there seems to be no movie here, just a parade of scenes on movie sets. Thank God Hedda Hopper will never see it.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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When Hollywood remakes a classic, it does so with a vengeance, in this case 1939s "The Women", a tale of New York socialite Mary Haines (Norma Shearer in 1939, Meg Ryan in 2008) whose husband is stolen by an opportunistic hussy. In the original, a careless gossip reveals a scandalous affair, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks poaching the man of a beloved, gentle woman and faithful wife. Like the current remake, no one suffers financial distress in either film. Where such movies served to distract a country burdened by the long years of the Depression, the 2008 version is nothing but a paean to Sex and the City and its ilk.

The crisp, acerbic dialog that fed the drama of a heartless housebreaker determined to secure her future in 1939 has been watered down to support vague cameo appearances, but the context is lost in a twisted mess of improbable solutions and sloppy writing. When Mary Haines gathers with ladies in similar situations getting "quickie" divorces in Reno 1939, the modern group goes to a health farm, where Ryan smokes a joint with Bette Midler and ruminates on where she's gone wrong. While the first film offered fresh faces destined for long term stardom, Eve Arden, Paulette Goddard, Rosalind Russell and Joan Crawford, the new one is a rogue's gallery of cosmetically altered actresses, some more gruesome than others.

Meg Ryan- sporting a mouth that is part Meg, part Calista Flockhart and part Michelle Pheiffer- sullies Shearer's former role with braggadocio about her performance in the bedroom (something about nails and boards) and a hapless Annette Benning apologizes for exposing her friend to the rabid tabloid gossip. Bette Midler makes a bold, if shocking cameo, as though she stumbled onto the wrong set. And what could be more absurd than casting Crawford's iconic role with the sultry Eva Mendes (the extent of her role is a few lines delivered in sexy lingerie or in a bath tub)? Sadly, the coming to self of a married woman still in love with an unfaithful husband becomes Ryan's tongue-in-cheek parody of a new identity, complete with Annie Lennox anthem in the background.

For all the wasted efforts of such greats as Candice Bergin and Cloris Leachman, there are a few stellar moments: 5 stars to Annette Benning for a performance that transcends the vapid material, a short, but punchy role by Debi Mazar, the gossipy nail lady who spreads the rumors and a terrific one-liner by natural comedic actress Ana Gasteyer. In contrast, Jada Pinkett-Smith is a brash lesbian, Debra Messing's considerable talent is wasted, and Carrie Fisher? Well, she's just... Carrie Fisher.

An iconic comedy of manners and the danger of gossip is turned into a frivolous chick flick in an effort that does no justice to the sophistication of the original in this uncomfortable ensemble piece. It says something about the state of filmmaking for actresses over forty when all the public is offered is this warmed up hash with neither plot nor substance, a sad commentary when talented actresses are forced to alter their faces to remain relevant in a youth-obsessed society. Shame on Hollywood- and the screenwriter, producers and director- for presenting these actresses with such substandard fare. Luan Gaines/2009.
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33 of 43 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars How bad can bad be..... December 31, 2008
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There is bad and then there is really bad and the there is the remake of The Women which adds a new low to bad. A great cast wasted on a really bad script. How can one of the funniest plays in B'way History be turned into a dull mess where all the women end up being boring... even Bette Middler ;who can save most anything; couldn't lift this Turkey out the mud! The casting was right, but the ladies had nothing to work with. Leachman who is super funny didn't have a single funny line. Don't waist you money on this ....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cute movie
Yea so it is not the best movie in the world but it is cure and made me giggle so I love it!!!!!
Published 4 days ago by M. Goings
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
I've seen this before but I wanted to see it aagain but couldn't find it in stores. It was a great copy
Published 6 days ago by sb
3.0 out of 5 stars Way too simple
So silly but not in that fun way, like Bridemaids.
I felt like I was being talked down to the whole time.
If only life were really that simple.
Published 27 days ago by peaseblossom
2.0 out of 5 stars Okay...
The original is enjoyable. This remake is marginal. I would watch the original again, I wouldn't watch the remake. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Conscientious Consumer
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully entertaining!
All of the actors are funny and I love all of them indiviually, but put them all together and it's sensational. I laughed, cried, cheered and experienced every form of emotion.
Published 1 month ago by Geri
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
I haven't seen the musical so, judged without holding it up to that standard, it was fresh, funny and unique. Definitely a "chick flick" but not overly romantic or sappy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Chesser
2.0 out of 5 stars Just an okay movie
Liked some of moments but this is not a movie I would really recommend to my friends as something really worthwhile.
Published 1 month ago by Betty Bodlak
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Awesome glad I got this item it works great it does the job great. I received this item so quick I was blown away.
Published 1 month ago by Alex
2.0 out of 5 stars Potentially interesting problems ensue, but are too neatly resolved
Meg Ryan plays a wealthy New Yorker whose world is upended when her husband has an affair with a girl who works at a perfume counter (played by Eva Mendes). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ulfilas
5.0 out of 5 stars It's O.K.
This was sort of a different movie. I loved the actresses in it but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I also purchased the older one from 1939 to compare.
Published 2 months ago by Sherrill M. Meeks
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