HorroRated archive entry
The Stepford Wives
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Frank Oz
- Written by
- Paul Rudnick, Ira Levin
- Produced by
- Ron Bozman, Donald De Line, Scott Rudin, Keri Selig, Gabriel Grunfeld, Edgar J. Scherick, Stewart Lerman, Kim Doyle, Richard Friedlander, Jason Heapy, Mark Ritcheson, Paul Taglianetti, Carol Corwin, Leslie J. Converse
Why it’s HorroRated
Frank Oz's Stepford Wives remake plays the premise as satirical comedy rather than horror and in doing so defangs most of what made the original effective. Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick are watchable but the film keeps second-guessing its own tone. A curious misfire that can't commit to being either funny enough or scary enough.
Synopsis
Frank Oz's remake plays the premise as satirical comedy rather than horror and in doing so defangs most of what made the original effective. Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick are watchable but the film keeps second-guessing its own tone. A curious misfire that can't commit to being either funny enough or scary enough.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- June 10, 2004
- Runtime
- 1 hour 33 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- PG-13
- Entry type
- Movie
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