▁the ▁film ▁describes ▁Re ven ge ▁as ▁" an ▁average ▁tele film ▁sequ el ▁[ which ] ▁isn ' t ▁that ▁bad , ▁but ▁isn ' t ▁much ▁memor able ▁either ." ▁ ▁Another ▁generally ▁rates ▁it ▁as ▁medi oc re , ▁though ▁pra ises ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁remark ing ▁" Des p ite ▁this ▁more ▁satisfying ▁ending , ▁however , ▁the ▁intelligence ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁is ▁further ▁ins ult ed ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁cred its ▁roll ▁directly ▁there after , ▁leaving ▁us ▁with ▁nothing ▁to ▁explain ▁C oba ’ s ▁methods ▁or ▁the ▁fall out ▁that ▁would ▁naturally ▁occur ▁after ▁these ▁events . ▁Would n ’ t ▁it ▁be ▁interesting ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁women ▁confront ▁their ▁hus b ands ▁following ▁their ▁de programming ? ▁Would n ’ t ▁we ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁Kate ’ s ▁[ s ic ] ▁triumph ▁as ▁she ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Step ford ▁to ▁her ▁TV ▁audience ?" ▁While ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁an ▁ambigu ous ▁ending , ▁" there ' s ▁a ▁difference ▁between ▁mystery ▁and ▁confusion ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁for ▁Best ▁Television ▁Fe ature ▁or ▁Min is eries ▁to ▁writer ▁David ▁W ilt se . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁television ▁films ▁Category : American ▁science ▁fiction ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov