Dr. T & the Women (2000)

The casting was terrific... the story with the daughters I found a little boring... The story line between Gere and Helen Hunt was terrific, and very interesting to see how it unfolded and the end result.. Howevah, that has to be one of the worst, most unrealistic endings since the Johnny Depp movie where his tormentor over a book is actually himself. What a disappointment... The dialogue and characters with the daughters was very interesting, well written and performed - I just found myself wanting to go back to the Dr.T/Bree storyline. The moments with Dr. T and the guys were interesting too... Just all ruined with a tornado that throws a vintage Cadillac convertible around and tosses an uninjured man into the desert...

Great cast of female actors of all ages, beautifully filmed sets, all good to look at. Hudson is the pick of the bunch - the rest have even less to get their teeth into. However it is lazily written and directed. Pretty to look at and easy on the brain - ideal for lazing in front of the TV on a wet, winter's night. Won't satisfy demanding geeks, but there is a place for this type of undemanding entertainment in my video collection, for I don't always feel the need to assault my senses with effects, gimmicks, plot twists and the like. The feel-good factor outweighs the shortcomings, so give it a go if you're in the mood for something light.

Five years on since I saw this movie, I am still wondering why it was ever made. I sat in the cinema in shock. I only watched this movie to the end because I thought there must be a reason why all these A-list actors agreed to be in it, and there must be a "point" to all this horrendous mess, which would hopefully be made clear at the end. But no such luck. I completely wasted two hours of my life. Worse than that, this movie is such a insult to women, and all humanity, it left me a lasting psychological wound that still makes me angry today.To be fair, the only culprit is the script. The acting was fine. I can only assume Richard Gere and Helen Hunt did it for the money. The story is utterly pointless and worthless. The movie depicts all women as selfish psychos and, by respecting them, Richard Gere loses everything in life. By the way, I'm a man and I was more offended and disgusted by this movie than my wife was.

With "Nashville" and "The Player", Robert Altman did exposes of Nashville and Hollywood, respectively. With "Dr T and the Women", he does an expose of Dallas. Richard Gere plays gynecologist Sullivan Travis, always surrounded by women. But this plethora of females may be about to change his life beyond anyone's wildest imagination.The first scene of Farrah Fawcett is really likely to blow your mind, and the scene in Dealey Plaza does make one think about just what did happen on November 22, 1963. But overall, we get a pretty scathing look at Dallas (which I've heard is deserved). Fawcett, Helen Hunt, Shelley Long, Kate Hudson, Tara Reid, Liv Tyler, and Lee Grant all play what may be the most interesting collection of women that I've ever seen in a movie. Certainly this is one of Richard Gere's most interesting roles ever. I think that the end implies that he died and went to heaven.And since it's an Altman movie, it means that everyone's talking at once.