8 Women

I am certain this film is meant to be slightly ridiculous. What I wonder is whether it's meant to celebrate women or slander women. Perhaps a bit of both? François Ozon pulled many famous French actresses together for this film, most notably Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart and Catherine Deneuve. It's a grand catfight. Eight women from all walks of life who love one man (not just romantically) but not each other. And to top it all off, it's a musical! Each woman has a chance at the spotlight, but only two of the songs are really any good. Doesn't matter -- the film was clearly made for the fun of it, a chance to showcase some incredible actresses and some incredible (tight) costumes. It does make me wonder about the actresses who didn't take part. Does this mean Jeanne Moreau, Audrey Tatou and Anne Parillaud can't sing?

original title: 8 Femmes
year: 2002
length: 103 min.
rating: 3.5
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283832/combined