Sadly Over-hyped

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Best movie ever!

Absolutely the worst movie.

"The Stepford Wives" was a shocking and very disturbing book and film. The material has been watered down with many TV-movie sequels. Where the original film the men where actually killing their wives and replacing them with "PERFECT ROBOTS".This film just like the TV-movies instead of "killing the women" they were brainwashed. However in the TV-movies it was okay because they stuck with that concept.Here they seem to be robots (Hello one wife becomes an atm) but later we find out she is just brainwashed. This film sucks and I am glad it tanked!

I like how men behave in the film. Unlike many other films, men in this film are weak, selfish and to some degree quite true. The idea of robots does not make too much sense to me but it looks like a practical way to solve the problem of men. I also like the way how tradition is presented in the film and the AOL joke.

This is my old review: The Stepford Wives (2004) was a surprise to me, the trailer really did intrigue me, but the actual movie was laughable. I was a big fan of almost every cast member, including Glenn Close, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, and of course Bette Midler. The cast member's performances were pretty good, not Oscar worthy by any means, but still pretty good fit the kind of movie it was. Some scenes were funny, including the scene with the wive's book club. Let me just say that for me personally, Bette Midler was the best part of this entire movie, by far. The script was kinda lackluster and poor, and some of the jokes were just bad, and didn't work. I would've liked a little less comedy and a little more seriousness. The look of the film was good, the shots and costume design and sets all looked very good. Overall, the movie was just a little too silly for my personal taste. So would I recommend The Stepford Wives (2004)? No. It's not worth your time, there are much better movies out there to enjoy. After re watching it: I liked a lot of the jokes better, the comedy works, I found myself laughing so much the 2nd time I watched it. It was a lot more entertaining this time, and I had fun watching it, it's a comedic, cute, interesting film. My NEW rating: 7/10

SPOILER ALERT***SPOILER ALERT*** I was so looking forward to the new version of "Stepford Wives". Since the original was made in 1975, I was looking forward to not only today's special effects, but how much scarier it would be. Sadly, the filmmakers decided to turn it into a comedy. HUGE mistake with many repercussions.EXAMPLE: 1975 Version: The scene ends with Joanna confronting the men's club and learning the truth: that all wives have been killed and replaced with clone robots. The next and final scene shows Joanna, as a robot, pushing a cart in the local grocery, greeting the other wives, also pushing carts.2004 Version. The scene ends with Joanna (donning short, dark hair) confronting the men's club and the viewer thinks she is learning the truth. Instead of cutting to the original final scene, the filmmakers added a scene. Glenn Close's character, Claire, is throwing a ball. Everyone is decked out in gowns and tuxedos. Joanna (Nicole Kidman) now has very long, strawberry blonde hair and is talking and acting like a robot.This is one of many examples where the film becomes unhinged. Joanna sneaks into the computer room and corrupts the entire computer system (how? she is not a computer programmer?). We then see all the wives suddenly grasp their foreheads, to demonstrate awful headaches and returning to their normal selves! Since one wife was able to accept a debit card and dispense money with her mouth, how is it possible that she is not totally a robot? The filmmakers think we are stupid.In addition, if they wanted us to believe Joanna was faking being a robot, why didn't they leave her short, dark hairdo alone? Instead of having Nicole Kidman wear a long wig, she has her own natural hairdo. This would've been okay, if they had styled it like a wig. I do not know of any wig company that offers a combed-back hairline style, do you?When we return to the ballroom, the scene ends with Mike (Christopher Walken) having his head knocked off, revealing a computerized interior. So Mike is a robot. Claire (Glenn Close) reveals to all present that she killed Mike after finding him in bed with his new, much younger work assistant. If this is true, then why weren't the wives, in the new Stepford community which she founded, killed off as well?Many great actors thrusts into a lackluster film. Just plain sad.