Bob.Frapples

0/10

I have not been this disappointed in an ensemble cast movie since I watched _Dr. T and the Women_. In order for this movie to work I really think the director should have made us want to like Meg Ryan's character of Mary a little more. I just couldn't muster up the sympathy for her that was needed to make this boring story matter. I know it's called _The Women_ and there is a female director but the very bold move of having no male characters in the movie did not work for me nor my wife. It felt like they had to work hard to ensure we never saw the unfaithful husband, the jerk of a dad who fires Mary, or the boss who is going to fire Sylvie(Annette Bening), or the father of Edie's(Debra Messing) baby. I get the concept, it just didn't work. I don't know if there was a larger role written for Carrie Fisher but she was reduced to near cameo status here. My wife and I could not make it through the movie in one sitting, we had to watch the last 10 chapters on a second day because we had been put in a catatonic state. The other point I'd like to make is what did Meg Ryan do to her face? Her upper lip no longer moves due to injection. When she talks, it's like Kermit the Frog's mouth, stiff as cardboard. She has been one of my favorites for a long time, but I almost feel let down by this one. To conclude, if you are going to call the movie The Women and have zero male characters(save a newborn baby at the end), why on earth would you have the story leading us to believe that Mary is going to take her husband back? Obviously I'm male and even I don't think he deserved a second chance here after what Eva Mendes' character put Mary through. I know I'll probably get blasted for this review, but I did want to like this movie, I did.