Die Frauen von Stepford

_**Confused comedic remake of the original 1975 film**_ A couple (Nicole Kidman & Matthew Broderick) moves from the Big Apple to Stepford, Connecticut, where many of the wives of the village are wholly dedicated to their husbands, home & garden and keeping themselves well-groomed and primed for sex. The husband joins the mysterious all-male organization of the town which seems to be up to somet…

Despite an A-list cast, this is a really poor and disjointed film that is much more about the stars than it is about any cohesive story. Television executive "Joanna" (Nicole Kidman) has burned the candle at both ends for too long, has a bit of a breakdown, and is shunted off to the manicured hedges and lawns of Stepford in Connecticut by her rather insipid husband "Walter" (Matthew Broderick). It…

A polished suburban nightmare wrapped in pastel perfection, Stepford Wives finds plenty of style in its glossy world but struggles to make its sharpest ideas as clever as they could be. The film’s premise remains a fascinating one: exploring identity, conformity, and the pressures of perfection, and it presents those themes through a colorful, almost surreal comedic lens. One of the movie’s str…