Chicago – The best thing about this alleged comedy is its title, evocative of David Lynch’s signature premise: “A woman in trouble.” Yet while Lynch has been accused of misogyny by some filmgoers, Sebastian Gutierrez’s “Women in Trouble” purports itself to be an empowering portrait of strong female characters. Their strength is often demonstrated by their ability to cuss and talk about sex. Boy, how far we have come.
The film was warmly embraced upon its premiere at the SXSW festival, which further proves that festival atmosphere can often be spiked with over-enthusiasm clouding critical analysis. Kevin Thomas of the La Times went so far as to compare the film to George Cukor’s classic ensemble comedy “The Women,” while others have contrasted the director’s insight into the female psyche with that of Pedro Almodovar. That’s pretty high praise to throw at a filmmaker who’s best...
The film was warmly embraced upon its premiere at the SXSW festival, which further proves that festival atmosphere can often be spiked with over-enthusiasm clouding critical analysis. Kevin Thomas of the La Times went so far as to compare the film to George Cukor’s classic ensemble comedy “The Women,” while others have contrasted the director’s insight into the female psyche with that of Pedro Almodovar. That’s pretty high praise to throw at a filmmaker who’s best...
- 2/23/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Just as a funky experiment, we should raise an entire generation of men whose only exposure to the opposite sex is the film Women in Trouble, and see how they come out as a result. Will they hate women? Fear them? Or will they be, as I was, almost totally repulsed by them, and feeling that if this is a truly representative work, that women should not be dated, talked to, or trusted under any circumstances. Fortunately, I know a bunch of women, and can safely say that Women in Trouble is another thing: totally and unerringly false.
For the first part, there isn’t much of a plot to encapsulate in a synopsis; instead, the film thinks of itself as a sort of Altman by way of Almodovar hybrid, throwing characters and storylines around disparately as if they were different colors in a Pollock painting (that makes it sound...
For the first part, there isn’t much of a plot to encapsulate in a synopsis; instead, the film thinks of itself as a sort of Altman by way of Almodovar hybrid, throwing characters and storylines around disparately as if they were different colors in a Pollock painting (that makes it sound...
- 2/18/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
We've been beating the Women in Trouble drum quite loudly lately, haven't we? And for good reason, as it was by and large one of our favorite SXSW '09 films. Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, it follows the story of ten seemingly desperate women, all of whom are having a really bad day full of, well, trouble. There's a flight attendant (Marley Shelton), a psychiatrist (Sarah Clarke), a porn star (Carla Gugino), a pair of call-girls (Adrianne Palicki and Emmanuelle Chriqui), a masseuse (Cameron Richardson) and a young girl (Isabella Gutierrez), all just trying to stay out of trouble. In these three newly release photos, seen below, we see all of these women and some of the men in their lives (Josh Brolin and Simon Baker). It's an interesting way to market the film. And if I do say so, a very busy and almost confusing one. My hope is that we see something a little sexier, and...
- 9/22/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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