A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTanya the manicurist (Debi Mazar) talks about meeting Madonna. Mazar and Madonna are long-time friends; Mazar appeared in four Madonna music videos: "True Blue" and "Papa Don't Preach" (1986), "Deeper and Deeper" (1992) and "Music" (2000).
- GoofsBefore the fashion show, Mary's mother asks Mary to rethink how she is presenting the coats for the show. When we view the fashion show, there are no coats modeled, only dresses.
- Quotes
Catherine Frazier: It feels like someone kicked you in the stomach, feels like your heart stopped beating, feels like that dream, you know the one, when you are falling and you want so desperately to wake up before you hit the ground but it's all out of your control, you can't trust anything anymore, no-one is who they say they are, your life is changed forever, and the only thing to come out of the whole ugly experience is no-one will be able to break your heart like that again.
- Crazy creditsMeg Ryan, Annette Bening and Carrie Fisher were all in Postcards From The Edge, the film made of Fisher's book.
- SoundtracksEverything Good Goes Away
Written by Ruby James and Rene Reyes
Performed by Ruby James
Courtesy of Ruby James, LLC
Jada Pinkett Smith and Debra Messing play worthless roles that have no bearing on the plot and add no entertainment value. Jada Pinkett Smith's character is used as nothing more than a ploy to appear modern, having an African American lesbian character, but in actuality she is there to just look cool. There is no actual reason why Messing in this film other than to fill out the amount of women in the original I take.
The side characters played by Eva Mendes and Debi Mazar are stereotypical female characters, with Mendes portraying the vixen looking to steal the wealthy but bored and mildly neglected husband and Mazar covering the gossip roles.
The movie is boring, lacking charm, humor, or sympathy for any characters. It almost felt like the movie was a punishment for everyone involved, whether in front of or behind the camera.
There is one glimmering hope in the film, however little it is allowed to shine surrounded by the dim and dying stars around it is Cloris Leachman. Leachman is still an amazing talent that brings her remarkable charm and humor to the film, in the small role that she has.
- mike-seaman
- Apr 19, 2009
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,902,075
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,115,210
- Sep 14, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $50,007,546
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1