Review of A Good Woman (2004) by Ashley K — 06 Feb 2006

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[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman][u]Initial Reaction:[/u] Brought to you by the Saint Network.[/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Main Characters[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Robert Windermere, Meg Windermere: A rich couple played by Mark Umbers and Scarlett Johansson[/font][/color][/size].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Tuppy: An wealthy, elderly man played by Tom Wilinson[/font][/color][/size].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Mrs. Erlynne: She?s a temptress played by Helen Hunt[/font][/color][/size].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Lord Darlington: He?s a rich man who has eyes for Meg Windermere. He?s played by Stephen Campbell Moore.[/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Plot Summary[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] This movie revolves around the married couple as they go from place to place, interact with other people. Everyone engages in gossip about who?s going out with who and what they?re doing with each other in public. It takes a while for Mrs. Winderemere to find evidence that her husband may be sharing his heart with another woman, and she has to get to the bottom of the matter.[/font][/color][/size].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] At the same time, another story unfolds. Tuppy is making moves on Mrs. Elynne. Will they end up together or not?[/font][/color][/size].

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[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]SCORING[/color][/size][/font].

[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Main Characters[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Not very engaging. We?ve got a bunch of men and women who do almost nothing but spread rumors and gossip about each other instead of finding out what the truth of the matter is. It seems like they want to pick up a copy of the [i]Star[/i] or [i]In Touch[/i] ? but that paper probably wasn?t available where they are (Italian Riviera) or when this picture takes place (1930?s). SCORE: [b]3[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Supporting Cast[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] More old men who do nothing but sit about and decimate the sanctity of marriage. They thing a monogamous relationship is a monotonous relationship. Thanks a lot, guys. SCORE: [b]2[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Plot[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] Did I say enough about gossip and people who do nothing but gossip? That?s basically the entire plot. There are a few scenes later in the film where the characters do take action, but that?s too little, way too late. SCORE: [b]2.[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Originality[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] This kind of material comes straight from tabloids. It is also as tiring as hearing about Brangella making up/breaking up for the thousandth time. SCORE: [b]3[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Violence Factor[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] There?s a punch thrown late in the film, but the people are too stuck up to engage in that kind of tomfoolery. SCORE: [b]8[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[u][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Other Moral Issues[/color][/size][/font][/u].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman] There may be a message in this film about marriage, but it is warped, twisted and bent so far out of shape by the almost endless chatter that I can?t recognize what it is. SCORE: [b]3[/b][/font][/color][/size].

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[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman][u]Final Score (out of 60): [b]21[/b][/u] [u]% Score: [b]35%[/b][/u][/font][/color][/size].

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]The film just talks and talks and talks?[/font][/color][/size].