Stepford Wives

Year: 2004

Grade: D-

Country: USA

Director: Oz

Review

(2004) – not a funny movie. any social commentary it was trying to get across would have been better supported if they had chosen a more reasonable scenario. if commentary was the objective, rather than robots and a far-fetched plot, they should have gone with mind control implants and found a better middle ground for the subjects. but that is giving the film the benefit of the doubt. it’s a bad film and one that is likely to offend men and women alike. in the muppets frank oz did a good job of giving life to lifeless characters, in this film he did a good job of sucking away the life of the characters. nicole kidman was supposed to be the heart of the film, but even she couldn’t bring any life to the film. oz went through the technical motions (lighting and colors were done right), but there just wasn’t anything about the film that felt inspired. just not very funny, entertaining, engaging, or profound; at all. i chuckled three times.