The town of Stepford has a secret. All the wives are too perfect and the all the husbands are too happy. When Joanna has a nervous breakdown after losing her job, she and her husband, Walter and their children move to the town of Stepford to save their marriage. But, shortly after arriving, Joanna becomes determined to leave because the place “does something to people.”
A comedic remake of the 1975 thriller, The Stepford Wives is a fantastic film filled with comedy, suspense, romance, a clever script, memorable characters, a great story, and heaps of familiar faces. I absolutely LOVE this movie!
The town of Stepford has a secret. All the wives are too perfect and all the husbands are too happy. When headstrong and high-powered career woman, Joanna has a nervous breakdown after losing her job, she, her husband Walter, and their children move to the town of Stepford to start a new life and rebuild their marriage. But shortly after arriving, Joanna notices that there is something not right about the whole town. Her new friends Bobby and Roger share her unease, and as a series of sinister changes take place in the people around them, they become desperate to escape because “this place does something to people.”
It must first be said that I’m not the biggest Nicole Kidman fan. I’m not going to lie. I do think she’s a fabulous actress, versatile, and whatnot, but just because she’s in a film does not make me immediately want to see it. The only reason I first decided to watch this movie was because it had Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, and Christopher Walken in it.
Initially, I had no idea it was a remake or even any clue as to what the movie was about, but that’s the way to see a film isn’t it? With no expectations at all. You’re never disappointed that way. This movie was simply perfect. It had a strong and engaging story as its base, it was held together by a very clever and witty script, and the performances from all the actors were absolutely memorable. It’s a brilliant piece of work from Frank Oz.
Nicole Kidman stars as Joanna and she was brilliant! Without a doubt my favourite scene from her is when she is being fired and you can see the cogs slowly turning in her head as she slowly realizes what she’s being told. That scene gets me every time! Her performance was driven, snide, suspicious, trying, and occasionally a little but psycho. She was just brilliant!
Without wanting to rave and rave and rave forever, I have to quickly say something about the other memorable performances. Matthew Broderick was supportive, romantic, and adorable. Bette Midler was frumpy, artistic, course, and wonderfully funny. Roger Bart was flamboyant, camp, and just charming. And Glenn Close, bless her, is the ultimate dramatic diva that would give Bette Davis a run for her money.
Also starring Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, and Jon Lovitz, The Stepford Wives was a wonderful comedic thriller that was filled with glamour, comedy, romance, technological breakthroughs, suspense, and memorable characters. It’s absolutely brilliant and a film that I can always come back to!
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