Dr. T & The Women
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Movie Reviews of Dr. T & The Women
Movie Review: Surprising. Not necessarily good, but surprising...
Summary: 3 Stars
Unlike most of the reviewers here, I didn't have high expectations for this movie. Truth be told, I didn't even want to see it. But I watched it anyway, and was quite pleasantly surprised.First of all, I would not consider this a comedy. Drama in a laughable situation is still drama in my book. (just because it's about a woman cracking up from "too much love," as silly as that sounds, it's more about the crack up than the silly situation...) It's very well acted, and even though all the characters are quite normal and even relatively unlikable, the storyline is quite engaging. That is, if you enjoy movies where the general plot line is one person's perfect life falling apart. I happen to enjoy that sort of thing...
And the ending alone is worth the price of admission. It's so out of left field and bizarre in an otherwise straightforward movie, that it will certainly leave you perplexed.
As I said, this is not a particularly good movie, and not one that I'd watch again. But I'm very glad that I gave in and watched it once. It was nothing like what I thought it would be, and although it's got many flaws, it's at least relatively original.
Movie Review: Helen Hunt and Hormones
Summary: 3 Stars
Robert Altman has a lot to say about male and female attitudes and relationships, not to mention being true to yourself and accepting your lot in life. Unfortunately, he tries to say it ALL in this one movie, with inconsistant results. Richard Gere is at his charming best as the put-upon titled Gynecologist trying to remain the calm center of the chaotic estrogen storm around him. Gere's on screen romantic chemistry with golf pro Helen Hunt is undeniable, and props also to Shelley Long, in excellent form as the good doctor's dedicated nurse (no, really, Shelley Long). With all this riding for it though, "Dr. T" does itself in by dragging on too long and getting bogged down in an unnecessary subplot about his daughter's wedding. Somewhere inside this tedium is a great movie trying desperately to get out. What a shame Altman can't thin out all his ideas to find it.Movie Review: Another Entertaining Movie from Robert Altman
Summary: 3 Stars
I've seen several of Robert Altman's movies (MASH, Popeye, Gosford Park, Nashville, A Prairie Home Companion, The Player) and have enjoyed them. Dr. T & The Women is no exception. I really enjoyed Richard Gere's character and empathized with him throughout. The ending is strange (like Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia", as others have pointed out), but I would rather have that ending than something depressing. I want to see more of Altman's movies after watching this one.Movie Review: good movie
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm surprised by the apparent preponderance of negative reviews here. I wonder if it has something to do with the rather negative view of upper middle class Texas that is implicit in the movie. I thought the film was excellent, with plenty of humour and a fairly interesting relationship between the Gere and Helen Hunt characters, all delivered in Altman's characteristic manner. Not top-level Altman, but still interesting and entertaining.
Movie Review: Not a bad flick
Summary: 3 Stars
I really don't know what all the hype is about. This movie is not as bad as these reviewers are protraying it. It is a bit slow at first but I found it quite funny. You people need to get a sense of humour. The only surprise was the graphic child birth scene. It was a bit too much in that respect. I would recommend seeing the movie, especially if you're a Richard Gere fan like I am.