The Women

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430770/

So I have lots of commentary on this movie. Let's fire away. First off, one of the gimmicks for the movie was that no man was in the movie, as in no male extras or even a man's voice on the phone. Secondly, the movie is about a woman (Meg Ryan) who gets cheated on by her rich husband with the hot Eva Mendes and how she deals with it. Three, don't be mislead by the low IMDB rating. This movie was actually good. I was going to type "really good," but I figured that would emasculate me more than necessary. I asked myself throughout the entire movie why I was staying awake. It could have been the fashion (yeah, the women's coats in it were on point...dare I say better than the ones in "Get Smart." Sorry "Devil Wears Prada," I didn't notice any nice coats in you.). Alright, that last sentence totally emasculated me. Whatever. It could have been the all star cast (Jada Pinkett Smith steals the movie). Or the best reason why I stayed awake... I put myself in the place of the cheating husband. I saw how the family was torn apart, I saw what it did to Meg's character, I saw the unseen misery it did to him, and frankly, I don't want to end up like that guy.

Throughout the entire movie, I wondered who the right audience was for the movie. If you're a man-hating woman who got cheated on, I don't know if you'd enjoy it (or at least the first 90 minutes) because it would justify your man-hate. If you're a lesbian, then you'd come out going, "See, this is why I'm a lesbian." If you're a girl who somehow drugged your man into watching this movie with you, I don't know if he'd be comfortable after the movie since you'd probably ask him something to the tune of, "Would you cheat on me with a hot young girl when I get old?" Even if you didn't verbally ask him, you'd definitely think about it and put it in the back of your mind. So if you are a heterosexual girl (single or in a relationship), I don't think you should watch it at all. No good can come out of watching this movie. Certainly don't make your man watch it with you. The best thing you should do is buy him a copy of the movie and make him watch it ALONE!