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Release Date: 07 January, 2003 Retail Price: $14.95 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.96! Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
The Woman in Red Reviews
Gene Wilder's wandering eye
There's something appealing about Gene Wilder, a certain je ne sais quoi. He's not sexy, that's for sure, but his sense of humor shines through even if he's silent. Something about him makes you smile with just the thought of him. This was the movie I always think of when someone says his name, even if it wasn't the all time greatest.
Gene Wilder falls for some mysterious stranger (a.k.a. The Woman In Red - hence the title) that sets him off on a tangent. Some would call it a midlife crisis. Infidelity is an ugly thing, but he makes it funny. He and his friends - especially Charles Groden - are a bunch of cutups and their antics are hilarious (that blind man routine!). His real life wife, Gilda Radner, made an appearance as the woman scorned while his wife is blissfully unaware of his wants. An often glossed over character is Shelly, the nice Jewish boy punk rocker who for some reason is hanging around their house a lot with his kids. He's creepy and weird, but harmless. In the end, he faces a big question that a lot of us face when it comes to fidelity vs. infidelity. I've had many conversations that mirror this exactly - "What the hell am I doing? I have a wonderful [fill in the blank] and I'm going to throw it away over a piece of ass?" And a lot of people do. But he wises up before it's too late. It'a lite hearted trip.
The title says it all!
Funnyman Gene Wilder delivers an awesome performance in this film. Kelly Le Brock plays the title role. Even Charles Grodin and the late Gilda Radner give great moral support. There's an incredible soundtrack of songs by R&B legend Stevie Wonder. One of them is his biggest all-time hit,I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU. He even performed a few bars of the hit song on an episode of NBC's The Cosby Show which he guest-starred as himself. I like IT'S YOU,Stevie's duet with Dionne Warwick. Some songs were performed solo by Warwick. One of them is MOMENTS AREN'T MOMENTS,which also appeared on her 1985 album,FRIENDS.
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