moonspinner55 A look at the lives of several different women in five separate stories. Writer-director Rodrigo García isn't indifferent to the characters he's depicting--one can sense that he wants to dig to the very core of a woman's emotional being with these portraits--but his chapters are handled oddly, in clinical fashion. Garcia also fails show off his star-actresses to their full advantages, particularly in the cases of Calista Flockhart and Holly Hunter--both weakly used. Of the group, Cameron Diaz is the most surprising, delivering a focused, balanced portrayal of a blind woman (her crying scene, shot in close-up, is quite stunning); however, these ladies aren't the living, breathing, suffering people they're meant to be. This unreleased theatrical feature, facile though it may be, was certainly a step forward in showcasing great femme talent, but the end result is a mixed-bag. ** from ****

barrylyman I don't know why I waited so long to see this film. Maybe the studio didn't do as much to promote this as it deserved.A wonderfully told and supremely acted version of the flip-side to the coin of male angst in our 30's and 40's.The casting was brilliant and every single actor gave what you'd except from their previous efforts. Cameron Diaz, though was an exception. Her portrayal of Amy's sister was a remarkable and well-delivered effort.I would recommend this film as a must see - for both women who are looking for the loves of their life, as well as men who don't realize they're out there. Also hoping to stumble on the perfect match.

Mama Campbell x6 I DVR'd this title when I saw all the big names. I thought it would be a nice chic flick with my 2 older daughters. I really do not want to give too much time to this review because frankly I spent too much time with the movie. The irreverent topics are portrayed in typical 'lifetime' style. I'm not sure if this was a big screen picture or always a TV movie, but I caught it on Lifetime. Blah. Don't waste your time. It is slow, painfully s l o w. The topics are typical 'lifetime' and way overdone. You know their favorite subjects: abortion, poor-me women syndrome, teenage sex, lesbian lovers - dying lesbian lovers no less. If you are out of toilet paper, and you can get your hands on the script, use it. To be fair, I did take advantage of the 'fwd' button on my DVR. I recommend this as a punishment, you know to a sassy teen rather than taking away TV time, force them to watch this.

alabamagetaway "Hanging in thin air" says it about as well as I can.There weren't enough points of connection between the stories to keep that part of it interesting. Each story trailed off to an ambiguous and inconclusive segue in to the next. Some of these were tied together later, though.I've heard the same things said about the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.However, the cast did a fine job with a dubious script.My favorites: Glenn Close, Kathy Baker, Holly Hunter, Amy Brenneman, Danny Woodburn. Oh well, Cameron Diaz, too.Matt Craven was wonderfully smarmy, although it wasn't quite believable that any woman, even a blind one, couldn't spot that at 100 paces away.p.s. Paul is right, it's not strictly a chick flick. It speaks to men as well, to the extent that it finds its voice.