Someone in Twentieth Century Fox's marketing department might need to be fired. I saw Curtis Hanson's In Her Shoes on Monday night, and it's really rather pathetic that the studio didn't find a better way to promote this film. It is, in so many ways, the classic, well-crafted American family comedy/drama that millions of people around the country want to see. Sibling rivalry. Archetype characters. Extremely strong family bonds - yet an awareness of the fact that if there's anyone you'd like to kill (not that you would), it's usually family. Deep secrets coming to the surface, but in ways that lead to acceptance and overcoming the pain of the past. An appreciation of the eldery's role in providing both wisdom and comic relief. Marriage and career success both making women happy. Seeing a cruel and uppity stepmom get what's coming to her, if only for a minute. The classic celebrations of American life (weddings and wedding showers). That's all here, and there's more! And it's very well crafted, and it's very well acted (especially by Toni Collette). It's an all-American film if ever there was one, and the studio really shot itself in the foot by not marketing it better.
Posted by armand at November 2, 2005 10:05 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies