Despite the occasional dramatic clichè and some predictable dialogue, however, the melodrama is often effective.
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Stepmom (1998)
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Reviews Counted:53
Fresh:23
Rotten:30
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: Great performances from the leads can't save this factory mill tearjerker.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the... [More]
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone
Director: Chris Columbus
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01/01/00
Through the performances and screenplay, we often do get some extremely well-written and intelligent scenes.
01/01/00
Conveys many of the difficulties inherent in the stepfamily arrangement and the insecurities we all tend to feel when we compare ourselves to others.
03/03/02
Focus on the regal, flawless Sarandon and remember 'tis the season for sap.
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01/01/00
If your idea of holiday cheer includes a good cry, Stepmom might do.
01/01/00
doesn't come close to delivering the punch of director Alan Parker's 'Shoot The Moon,' a much sturdier movie on a similar subject, but nevertheless Roberts and particularly Sarandon work overtime to make this hit-and-miss script click.
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These two actresses are so galvanized and team up so well that the women's relationship soon upstages anything having to do with the man.
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Top CriticA decently constructed dramatic piece that mainly succeeds simply because of what its great cast pours into it.
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02/14/01
Top CriticIf there's a market out there for a good post-Christmas cry, Stepmom will succeed.
01/01/00
The film's effectiveness had less to do with the story than it did the strong work of the actors.
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When Susan Sarandon wants you to cry, you cry. When Julia Roberts wants you to smile, you smile.
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Top CriticNever feels either real enough to move us deeply or bubbly enough to make us forget our woes.
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