I'm really tired of popcorn movies that have no soul. Stepmom is a breath of fresh air. You know, I never realized what a good actress Julia Roberts is untilStepmom. Ed Harris is always good of course and seems to inhabit  his character with all of his being. Of course he does this with all of his  roles, but it's just nice to know you can rely on him. Stepmom is about  real life and real people. Give those insipid Hollywood formula films a  rest and see the reason why film was invented, to explore human drama.