A young woman with aspirations towards becoming a TV news anchor gets married to the son of a restaurant owner. His outlook on marriage conflicts with hers, and so she decides to go to extremes to have her way. Some school kids who are the object of a documentary she is making may just come in handy for the job she is envisioning.
Corrosive social satire, a veritable punch in the face of America regarding its perversion of values and general decay. The smart direction perfectly matches the smart script, and everything works out well. On an IMDB message board ("Is this based on the Pamela Smart Case?"), user Brennan-8 opines:
"Watching the film last night (not having seen it since it was in the theatres), it struck me that it was quite a misogynistic film. I know it's a satire on American media and cultural values, but there is also a real hatred toward ambitious women, a delight in depicting her as monstrous and worthy of punishment and death."
Another user, bluephoenix70, concurs and adds:
"I agree with you Brennan about this movie being misogynistic. It's interesting that you say this because I saw another thread that compared the woman in this movie to Sarah Pallin and Hillary Clinton. These are two intelligent and ambitious women. It ticked me off to no end. Sure, there are cases of crazy women who go off the deep end. But just because a woman is sucessful does not mean she's going to kill people."
The thread bluephoenix70 refers to is also worth reading ("Anyone see a Palin connection?").
Rating: 72 (up from 69)
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