movie review - First Wives' Club
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Toronto, 1997.03.31
Well, this month had its moments, but they were all Star Wars movies. This one was overacted and had little plot, with a good dose of Hollywood Camp It Up for good measure. Three wives (Bette Middler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton) are dumped by there husbands (including the fellow from Cheers who played Karla's wife - you know; he was in that Cohen brothers movie) in favor of younger women (one of whom is played by Sarah Jessica Parker). The decide to exact revenge on their husbands, appease their guilt over the suicide of a friend, and generally fill up a feature movie by building a woman's crisis center which houses a ball room.
Not recommended.