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The First Wives Club (1996)
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Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton prove that revenge is a dish best served cold. Former college buddies, they reunite at the funeral of a dear friend who took a swan dive onto Fifth Avenue. All three discover they share the same unhappy history of husbands who dove into middle-age by dumping them for trophy wives. Forming a warring triumvirate, they decide to get even, and along the way remind themselves of long-forgotten capabilities. The action gets a little too "wacky" at times, but the gals are great. Portraying an aging actress, Hawn is sometimes a little too flamboyant, but there is much fun to be had in her flashiness,...
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The First Wives Club Movie Review by Zara  (4/5/2007) |
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While I understand that the meaning behind the movie was to show that as you get older it doesn't make you more disposable as a woman and this was supposed to be a film of empowerment, I still just saw it as being far too stereotypical of what women are supposed to be. Just showing them at a different age than is most...
(complete The First Wives Club review by Zara)
For all those women who have been discarded for a younger model comes this classic comedy about revenge and standing on your own two feet.
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton make a great team as the vengeful title characters. They work their way through each husband with panache. Midler with schtick and humor,...
(complete The First Wives Club review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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