"Stepford Wives" would seem to be a surefire hit. The concept has been satirized, copied, and spoofed in movies/TV for 40 years. Men in a small town are turning their wives into submissive, forever young, Fem-bots. Qué horror! But this good plot idea is poorly executed. Written by one of my least favorite screen writers, William Goldman, Stepford Wives takes itself far too seriously, is too low key, and trudges along to a predictable conclusion. Neither Paula Prentiss or Katherine Ross add much.
And the whole "Fem-bots" concept is ridiculous. Why do these men need to kill their wives - why not a divorce? And why keep the Fem-bots a secret when they could be sold for $millions? At least Mike Meyers gave us "Fem-bots" with breasts that shoot bullets. A much funnier/interesting movie would have had a real wife coming to town and "liberating" the Fem-bots.
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