FeistyUpper
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Hayden Kane
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Francene Odetta
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
ll_melman
The cable company just added another one of those lower-tier free-movie channels, and it aired this gem. It caught my eye briefly when I spotted several lesser actors from the mid-90's. Like the dwarf from Seinfeld. The girlfriend in Rain Man. The wife from Picket Fences who always looked ready to burst into tears for no reason. Ally Mc Beal, as sickly-looking as ever. Along with some bigger names like Holly Hunter (in her younger, hotter days) and Cameron Diaz. And Glenn Close as an abortionist? Well, you can't win 'em all.This is your typical free-movie channel movie. Just totally pointless. You wait and wait for the theme to become clear, and it just never does. The guy who works at the bank got some action in two parts of the movie. I guess that's something.Wikipedia was just as confused about this movie as I was, so I came here. The reviews that try to portray this as something of value, are laughable.
Beth Mell
The movie is horrible. Yesterday I saw Hitch and today, when my friend wanted to see Things... I said, "Well at least it can't be worse than Hitch". I was very wrong. The situations are life-like but played too over-dramatic. The relationship between, umm, Rose and Jay I think (I was falling asleep through some of it) was completely disturbing. Me being a 15 year old I KNOW that the sort of experience he was talking about was very far off--it have made more sense if he was at least 2 years older. And the whole son-mother relationship was just plain creepy, I mean even if he did have sex with a girl, there is no way that he would be that open and happy about it with his mom! These are just simple principals of teen-hood, and I suggest that if the writer has a kid he/she will be pretty disappointed to find that his/her son or daughter will most likely not be as "open" as they tried to make Jay be. And whats with the smelling of the breath....come on! At least play the part with the age! Do you want him to be 17 or 2? The part where Rebecca is walking and crying is just plain weird....I wouldn't know as I have never gotten an abortion seeing as how most sensible 15 year olds haven't had sex!!! I didn't get past the Dwarf part, since I was so bored and disgusted that I gladly pushed the off button and did some fist pumps in triumph. I would seriously recommend not to watch this movie, since it has scarred me for life and taken away an hour of my time that i will never get back. The only good part in the movie was in the beginning with that lady that committed suicide. I can understand why--if I was in a movie that was as bad as this, I would try to get out in any way i could too.
Jens Seidl
While the film tells some more or less interesting stories about some more or less interesting people, it fails to capture its audience. Despite the cast of excellent actresses and the good performances, the viewer remains at a distance and you cannot help feeling like the scientist who views a bunch of ants under the looking glass...In addition, the Director, who also wrote the script, does not develop an interesting visual style for the film - it seems as if the dialog and the performances were enough in the Director's view to make a good movie - well, they are not. I have seen this as a German DVD edition and I'm not sure whether the transfer was very bad or whether the film was intended to look the way it did - quite often the top part of the frame is darker than the rest, usually in a way so that the actors' faces are lit normally, while the background fades away horizontally (not vertically, though). Quite irritating, in my view.Overall, stays well behind its potential. (3/10)
vickyaugusta
This is a wonderful film. A surprise that I found in a corner of the video shop. Is is well acted and directed, with good rythm, and with characters that are very well sketched. It shows how difficult it is to love, to show love, to keep it going, for women that live in the present world. Responsible, intelligent, working women, that try to find an answer to their crave for love and understanding.
