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Women Has Little to Like

Stale stereotypes abound in update of '30s satire

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(Newser) – The modern update of 1930s socialite satire The Women is meeting scorn from critics. Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and the rest of the big-name cast do their best, Peter Travers writes in Rolling Stone, but they struggle "with a script that resists being crowbarred into the 21st century."

The razor-sharp characters have been "softened into chick-flick cliches," Rafer Guzman writes in Newsday, but the film "seems more retrograde than the original" despite the facelift for the 21st century. "Sex and the City: The Movie comes out on DVD in a week and a half," Elizabeth Weitzman writes in the New York Daily News. "Save your time, and your money, for the real thing."

In this image released by Picturehouse Films, Meg Ryan, left, and Annette Bening are shown in a scene from
In this image released by Picturehouse Films, Meg Ryan, left, and Annette Bening are shown in a scene from "The Women".   (AP Photo)
Actress Meg Ryan attends a screening of
Actress Meg Ryan attends a screening of "The Women" hosted by The Cinema Society in New York on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
From left, actors Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes and Meg Ryan attend a screening of
From left, actors Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes and Meg Ryan attend a screening of "The Women" hosted by The Cinema Society in New York on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Actress Candice Bergen poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film
Actress Candice Bergen poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film "The Women" in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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