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In exchanging the chilling satire of the original into mindless camp, this remake has itself become Stepford-ized.
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There just aren't enough laughs to distract from the vast fault-lines in the story Jul 29, 2004 | Full Review…
There just aren't enough laughs to distract from the vast fault-lines in the story
Wendy Ide
To paraphrase Paul Rudnick's Premiere magazine movie-critic alter ego, Libby Gelman-Waxner: It's flat, cold, fork-resistant and tasteless, if you ask me. Jun 24, 2004 | Full Review…
To paraphrase Paul Rudnick's Premiere magazine movie-critic alter ego, Libby Gelman-Waxner: It's flat, cold, fork-resistant and tasteless, if you ask me.
Rex Reed
It has a wonderfully wounding malice directed at both the Stepford, Conn., contingent of Energizer Bunny wives and the New Yorkers who have just moved in. Jun 17, 2004 | Full Review…
It has a wonderfully wounding malice directed at both the Stepford, Conn., contingent of Energizer Bunny wives and the New Yorkers who have just moved in.
Richard Corliss
It has two speeds -- obvious and more so. Jun 15, 2004
It has two speeds -- obvious and more so.
J. Hoberman
Very good dialogue, the rest of this stuff just falls apart. Jun 14, 2004
Very good dialogue, the rest of this stuff just falls apart.
Richard Roeper
Satirizing The Stepford Wives is pointless. Jun 12, 2004
Satirizing The Stepford Wives is pointless.
Stephanie Zacharek
An abject lesson in how to dehumanize a classic movie... Suspenseful horror and the subtle socio-political critique of feminism have been discarded in favor of slapstick comedy and haughty cleverness. Apr 22, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
An abject lesson in how to dehumanize a classic movie... Suspenseful horror and the subtle socio-political critique of feminism have been discarded in favor of slapstick comedy and haughty cleverness.
Kaleem Aftab
Sometimes, improvements aren't always necessary whether that be for romantic partners or for a film. Apr 4, 2018 | Full Review…
Sometimes, improvements aren't always necessary whether that be for romantic partners or for a film.
Marisa Mirabal
That razor edge is completely gone from the remake of The Stepford Wives. It's a comedy and no one gets really hurt. Aug 24, 2017 | Full Review…
That razor edge is completely gone from the remake of The Stepford Wives. It's a comedy and no one gets really hurt.
Dorothy Woodend
It glides by on the notion that there is little that is still frightening about being an American woman. I wish I could say it was a premise whose time had come. Nov 19, 2013 | Full Review…
It glides by on the notion that there is little that is still frightening about being an American woman. I wish I could say it was a premise whose time had come.
Alissa Quart
Comedic remake of '70s horror movie has sex humor. Dec 29, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Comedic remake of '70s horror movie has sex humor.
Nell Minow
There's not a single redeeming feature in this colossal over-budgeted waste of time... Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
There's not a single redeeming feature in this colossal over-budgeted waste of time...
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Weird film. Creepy how they controlled them like that and it was a great fictional story.
Super Reviewer
The 1975 version is much better, but this version really surprised me. I had low expectations, but overall I enjoyed it. It's silly and cheesy in some parts, but it still has enough of the creepy elements to keep the audience interested. I prefer the dark mood of the old version more, but I thought the satire in this film was good. A different interpretation of the story is all. A good adaptation, overall. Very funny, i recommend it.
Aside from a decent cast, this is a train wreck of a film. It is completely unmemorable and has little meaning aside from cheap laughs. It attempts to be a comedy, a horrible decision on the film maker's part. It could've been a decent remake, but it just became a failure. They just had no respect for the source material or the horror aspect. The feminism is too obvious and overdone. There is no real threat, it all seems to work out fine in the end. The husbands seem more like victims themselves rather than pathetic losers trying to make servant wives.
Good re-make of original. Original was a lot darker. Doesn't everyone want the perfect wife? A couple retreat to suburbia to restore their marriage and concentrate on family life. Very quickly they notice the newcomers being brainwashed into stereotypes - the perfect wife, the men's club, etc. Good cast. Bette Midler is hilarious.
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