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This is a review of the 2008 movie The Women<\/em><\/strong>, starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, and Eva Mendes.<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis<\/a>:<\/strong> A group of close-knit women try to figure out how to help their friend when she finds out that her husband of 13 years is having an affair.<\/em><\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Well, there are chick flicks and then there are CHICK FLICKS. But, Honeybee, I just saw the Mother of All <\/em>Chick Flicks.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee: <\/strong>So, how are you feeling?<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> You know, I suddenly find myself with this insatiable urge to watch the Rambo<\/em> movie marathon on TNT so I can begin reclaiming just a tiny bit of the manhood that slowly drained from my body over the previous two hours.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee: <\/strong>That bad, huh? I think the cast was first rate: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Candice Bergen, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, and Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> That is a lot of female star power there, Honeybee! By the way, all 47 credited actors in this movie were of the fairer sex!<\/p>\n

The Honeybee:<\/strong> Which is all the more amazing when one considers that the central story of this movie revolved around a cheating husband.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Yeah, despite never seeing or hearing from him, they did do a good job working the two-timer into the story. This story focuses on clothing designer Mary Haines (Ryan) who finds out that her wealthy financier hubby of 13 years is cheating on her with a despicable gold digger (Eva Mendes) who happens to work at the Saks Fifth Avenue perfume counter.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee:<\/strong> You know, I didn’t like Mary’s reaction once she found out her husband was having an affair.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Or her relative lack<\/em> of a reaction.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee:<\/strong> Yes! I don’t know if this was intentional on Meg Ryan’s part, but I got the strong impression Mary felt her husband’s affair was more of a nuisance than anything else. She reacted the way I would expect if she was told her car was in the parking lot with a flat tire.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Anyway, several of her closest whiny upper-class friends then go into action to try and help, and what follows is a primer on friendships and the inner conflicts that one must deal with when faced with the reality of a two-timing spouse.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee: <\/strong>The story was just too unrealistic for me to be really enjoyable.
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Me:<\/strong> For me, the movie’s only mildly entertaining moment came when Bette Midler made a brief cameo as a pot smoking wacko who counsels Mary to take revenge on her cheatin’ man by reveling in the glory of selfishness.<\/p>\n

The Honeybee:<\/strong> I won’t spoil it, but I did like how Mary ended up resolving the situation in the end.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> And I also enjoyed the eye candy provided by the always-gorgeous Mendes, but unfortunately her scenes were just too few and far between to hold my attention in a movie that really was never geared for my demographic anyway. For me, this movie was a definite “Sell.” What say you, Honeybee?<\/p>\n

The Honeybee:<\/strong> What?<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Is it a “buy” or “sell” recommendation for The Women<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The Honeybee: <\/strong>Although I love a good chick flick, this one really sucked. “Sell.”<\/p>\n

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