The Stepford Wives

  • 2004


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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 28
Average Rating 2.2/5
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1.0
A misbegotten Stepford Wives Club, which even the charter members will reject. Austin Chronicle
3.8
Its an enticing premise, an opening for wicked feminist satire, but the 1975 movie tilted toward horror instead of comedy.Now heres a version that til .. Rogerebert
1.0
So, in short this movie is madly truly deeply awful.The Stepford Wives should be about the Stepford Wives, instead it seems to have been made by them. Cinema Blend
2.0
The films final act is its greatest fault though with plot holes jumping through one another in grandness (so are they robots or not JoBlo
1.5
This sumptuously photographed and art directed remake of THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) replaces feminist paranoia with mild satirical barbs at Martha Stew .. Tv Guide
2.5
Oz usually has a jaunty, breezy filmmaking style with a sense for comic pauses and a flair for darkness, as shown in films like Little Shop of Horrors .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
As a summer movie, Wives is worth 500 Van Helsings, but theres something pretty robotic about doing it again. Usa Today
2.8
Its a comedy mostly, but not a very funny one, and its too broad to be taken seriously as drama, and I dont recall ever being thrilled by it. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
But thats only the tip of the iceberg.With a story this well known, youve got to do something clever, and Rudnick fills the script with such brilliant .. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Instead it just fizzles out and then self destructs in disastrous fashion.Rent the vastly superior original instead. View London
1.3
The remake transforms Levins cautionary tale into a confused confection thats too busy snickering over suburban foibles to provoke any thoughts about .. Cs Monitor
3.5
This could have been a nearly great film, but instead its an enjoyable mess that sometimes stretches itself just enough to also boast a degree of soci .. Mountain X
3.5
Will Joanna ever stop baking cupcakes.Will whats left of feminism survive this film Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
These are funny bits the movie is landscaped with them like so much expensive shrubbery. Ew
0.5
Theres not a single redeeming feature in this colossal over budgeted waste of time... Cinema Crazed
0.0
But the longing for it was real and powerful enough that feminists could take Levins outlandish melodrama as a cautionary tale. Slate
3.0
Its funny, wonderfully performed by all, visually inventive and gets credit for realising that the scariest song in America is sometimes the National .. Empire
3.0
So much good work has been put into this that it seems an even greater shame albeit a predictable one that it hasnt had the guts to stay true to its o .. Eye For Film
2.0
Less a movie than a string of jokes, this comedy remake of the 1975 thriller loses some momentum in the middle when it seems unsure of its point of vi .. Common Sense Media
2.5
Before it degenerates into a complete mess, its an entertaining mess, and something about its willingness to please maintains the audiences goodwill t .. Sf Gate
2.0
IT JUST ISNT VERY ENTERTAINING Social issues aside, The Stepford Wives just isnt very entertaining. Bbc
3.5
The Terminal is Spielbergs shortest feature since the first Jurassic Park, yet it drags, plods, piling one lifeless situation atop another.For all the .. Time
1.9
The materials trite transparency, however, further weighs down this clumsily edited comedys attempts to keep its dated culture analysis fresh. Slant Magazine
1.0
Wicked, wicked.And yet, not quite wicked enough to break the movie out of its teeny tiny cul de sac. Washington Post
1.0
As it plays out on screen, under black comedy specialist Frank Ozs direction, the movie is surprisingly simple.It hasnt a single decent wrinkle. Washington Post
2.0
The answer is not really, but it does manage to fire off a handful of decent jokes and a few sneaky insights before losing its nerve and collapsing in .. The New York Times
3.1
And in place of the originals cynicism is a newfound hope that works well with its surprisingly irreverent humor. The Movie Boy
2.5
Meek Walter Kresby (Matthew Broderick, Election) wants a new life for his family after his wife, a once powerful network exec whose miscalculations co .. Reeling Reviews
1.9
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
1.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
3.1
The over exposed Kidman finally gets to loosen up a bit after such downers as The Hours Cold Mountain and Dogville and has fun with Joanna. Hollywood
1.0
Adaptation is a pivotal factor in successfully resurrecting a beloved horror film. Birth Movies Death
2.8
Instead, it gets a standard big studio Hollywood comedy, with the usual insubstantially motivated shtick, seasoned with the usual vomit and penis joke .. Seattle Pi
1.5
But what did they do with it.They took an almost 30 year old film, 1975s The Stepford Wives, converted it into something thats not funny enough to be .. Tony Medley
2.5
So ripe for lampoonery that the word Stepford has become an adjective ironically slapped on anything deemed too Norman Rockwell esque, the original pi .. Spliced Wire
1.0
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban subu .. The Star
3.1
Rudnicks screenplay is filled with smart dialogue and funny pop culture references, including some well observed parodies of reality TV programming. Deseret News
2.0
The film may be about artificiality but that hrdly excuses that quality in the storytelling. Varia Gate
2.5
A man who jumped into Table Rock Lake to help passengers after a tour boat sank, says he has suffered physically and emotionally and is suing the owne .. Kansas City
2.5
This film is like me asking a woman out on date.Its trying very hard and seems to be on the verge of success, but it ends in disaster no matter how ea .. Waffle Movies
1.9
An erratically paced, spectacularly misguided picture that cant decide whether its a comedy, a sci fi thriller or a relationship drama. Montreal Film Journal
4.0
The originals ability to evoke a sense of loss, to spin camp into genuine regret, is especially remarkable given the materials ridiculous premise. Film Comment
1.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
1.5
So, would I like to trade in my wife for the latest Stepford model No thank you. But Id gladly take a shot at refurbishing Frank Oz into a competent f .. Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
96 photos of Woodward Dream Cruise through the years New York Giants 30, Detroit Lions 17 in preseason game at Ford Field Detroit reacts to passing of .. Freep
4.0
Although it pains me to criticise Fozzy Bear, Ozs direction is static and the film looks like it has been edited by a toddler with safety scissors. Future Movies
3.8
Dont try to figure the logic of the ending.Just sit back and enjoy a funny movie. Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
1.0
The parody is stale, the jokes unfunny, and Glenn Close tries too darn hard. Nitrate Online
1.5
If Frank Oz ever gets the urge to make another movie about controlling women, he should go back to Miss Piggy. The Stepford Wives stinks. Juicy Cerebellum
2.0
A bland, empty headed farce that values narrative complacency over invention. No sharp edges here. Only blunt, plastic frosting spreaders. Metro Weekly
2.5
Premise of the original was far fetched enough without writer Paul Rudnick and director Frank Oz turning everything into an over the top cartoon. Fantastic A Daily
3.5
This joke just isnt all that funny.The echoes of Marc Lepine may send shudders rather than laughs down Canadian spines. The Tyee
2.0
But the film refuses to go all out with comedy and re invent and re imagine the original storyline without the suspense and horror elements. The Reel Deal
3.0
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1.5
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