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Title: Slap Shtick: Plug in and cook until well over done
Review: THE STEPFORD WIVES is a funky outing that takes to task the dumbing down of the wealthy class. While everyone knows the plot of the original book and 1975 movie, few will recognize the parody that Frank Oz has created. Everything is over-the-top, including performances by such actors as Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Matthew Broderick, Jon Lovitz, Roger Bart and Christopher Walken - each of whom seems to be out to do parodies of their usual 'roles'. But if you like movies like Practical Magic and Rat Race and Cheaper by the Dozen, then this expensive bit of fluff may please. Just don't expect insights into feminism, male dominance psyche, or the (now obligatory) inclusion of gays into the township of perfection called Stepford. Entertaining for what it is. Grady Harp, November 2004
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