Sunday 13 November 2005
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Why do they bother? Remaking films that is. Back in 1974 when the original movie was released, one didn't necessarily have a classic, but the viewer was presented with an unusual and suspenseful tale. The trouble is that the story is now too familiar to have any shock value and the premise is clear from square one, so the actors are reduced to playing it as high camp. Which doesn't work! A strong cast which includes Nicole Kidman (not very good and looking like a stick insect), Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, and Christopher Walken try their best with what is basically an uphill battle; even changing the ending from the original adds absolutely nothing to this pot-boiler.
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I so agree. Actors ill at ease and as a result at no point could I make the leap of credulity needed to cross the footlights and immerse myself in the film. With some films, like Twelve Angry Men (to me one of the all-time greats), you very nearly forget you are watching a film and become part of it. Wonderful when it happens. Even cinema seats cease to be uncomfortable. You don't hear the coughing or the relentless chewing of popcorn. For an hour or two, life is the film and the film is life. Not too many films being made that do this for me at the moment.
Love your reviews. keep it up.
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