I have not seen the original Stepford Wives which apparently leans towards horror, unlike the remake which aims for comedy.
The "secret" is fairly obvious - the women are robots controlled by their husbands in a satire which fears powerful women...there's no way you won't get this about 15 minutes into the story.
The performances were good but Bette Midler steals the show. I like the way that the film mentioned that there are no minorities amongst the town people and the only gay couple is "straightened out" if you will. There are some quick one liners about it being in Connecticut and boring but, scarily, this really does reflect the right wing mentality of what married couples are supposed to be. Some of the shot selections were a bit odd or uninteresting and uninspired but it's a commercial film. Anyway, it was fun and I found myself laughing.
OVERALL: 6/10. Worth a watch.
The "secret" is fairly obvious - the women are robots controlled by their husbands in a satire which fears powerful women...there's no way you won't get this about 15 minutes into the story.
The performances were good but Bette Midler steals the show. I like the way that the film mentioned that there are no minorities amongst the town people and the only gay couple is "straightened out" if you will. There are some quick one liners about it being in Connecticut and boring but, scarily, this really does reflect the right wing mentality of what married couples are supposed to be. Some of the shot selections were a bit odd or uninteresting and uninspired but it's a commercial film. Anyway, it was fun and I found myself laughing.
OVERALL: 6/10. Worth a watch.