
Genres: ComedyRomanceDr
Starring: Mark Feuerstein, Cameron Diaz, Richard Burgi, Toni Collette, Brooke Smith, Anson Mount, Candice Azzara
Director(s): Curtis Hanson
Country: Germany, USA
Year: 2005
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod
IMDB Rating: 6.7 out of 10 (27445 votes)
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dads house worse behavior gets her tossed from Roses apartment. Then, while searching in her fathers desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well.
(24 May 2012)
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(23 May 2012)
This movie is a chick-flick of the highest order, focusing on the difficulties and underlying love between the hot sister Cameron Diaz and the homely sister Toni Collette. Many over-the-top emotional scenes designed to make women cry. Certainly redeems itself with many shots of Miss Diaz in skimpy bikinis. Watch it with your wife or girlfriend. She'll love it that you volunteered to do a girl movie tour of duty and hopefully you can use that to get lucky.
(18 May 2012)
I read the book about a year ago. The movie does a pretty good job of keeping to the story line. Shirley Maclaine and Toni Collette do wonderful jobs. The scenes at the "retirement community" are my favorite!
(18 May 2012)
I loved the book, so I wanted to watch the movie. I convinced my boyfriend to go to it in the theater. It is really good when they have tons of humor and sex in a chick flick and someone like cameron diaz because then I can watch my chick flick with no complaints from the boyfriend. He loved it too. It was really funny. I love her books and I love the movie. Read the books first they are better and it makes more sense, but they did a good job making this into a screenplay without problems even though they skipped parts of the book.
Corvin Rok (17 May 2012)
This film is not what you are thinking. Yes, it is a "chick flick", but it brings some real issues into film. Office politics, parenting rights for the mentally ill, and care for the aged are not exactly the high stakes you expect Cameron Diaz to be playing for in any movie. But here, she executes almost perfect anti-syncronicity with Toni Collette as the yin/yang sisters who love/hate each other. And you believe it.There are faults with the movie, but it does a great job of staying realistic, while still being a story you can enjoy as a triumphant romance. I love that all the little loose ends are not tied up neatly with each character and that even the conflict resolution between the characters is more acknowledged than obliterated with a tearful, unrealistic last minute encounter. It does lift you emotionally and it is a heroic film, but it isn't at the expense of your brain and what seems like reason.Shirely McClain, though one of my most disliked actresses, does a very good job of being a distrusting grandmother. Toni Collette is perfect as the misfit, high powered executive sister. And Diaz is practically every other character she has played as the sleazy, witless, morally empty blond, who finds some wake up medicine in caring for dieing patients at an aged care facility in Florida. It's not overly raught with sappy scenes and dialog, but moves from reality to "fantasy" (when good things happen) in spurts and starts, like real life.Guys, this will be one of those few movies you can go to and enjoy with your lady, and both of you will be glad you did.
Roland E. Zwick (16 May 2012)
"In Her Shoes" features Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette as two of theunlikeliest sisters imaginable. One (I'll let you guess which) is apromiscuous, perpetually unemployed alcoholic who is drifting aimlesslythrough life, while the other is an uptight Plain Jane who spends mostof her time working at her job or finding her fulfillment in cheapromance novels largely because she doesn't believe she deserves to beloved. Even though they were apparently close as children, the two havegrown apart of late, separated by the vast differences in theirpersonalities and views on life. When Rose (Collette) finally kicksMaggie (Diaz) out of her house, Maggie travels to Florida to stay withthe grandmother (played by Shirley Maclaine) whom she hasn't heard fromsince the suicide of the girls' mentally ill mother many years before.(One perplexing inconsistency in the screenplay involves the fact thatMaggie, the younger sister, somehow knows she has a grandmother livingin Florida, while Rose, the older, has no knowledge of the woman'sexistence at all).Although it is overlong and occasionally languid in its pacing, "In HerShoes" is a fun movie to watch, primarily for the rich performances ofthe three leading ladies, who throw their hearts and souls into thecharacters. They help to compensate for a certain contrivance in theplotting and the lack of conflict that results from Rose and Maggiebeing, for long stretches of time, in different parts of the country.During the course of the story and through their interactions withothers, the two young women eventually wind up acknowledging thehopeless direction their lives have taken and set out to rectify thesituation, ultimately coming to embrace the indissoluble bond theyshare as sisters.Based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner, the film, written by SusannahGrant and directed by Curtis Hanson ("LA Confidential," "8 Mile"),feels too artificial at times to be taken very seriously, but theactresses, professionals all, bring it home anyway.
(15 May 2012)
Maggie befriends one of her patients, a blind retired professor of English literature has asked Maggie to read works of poetry to him. She does so, but with great difficulty. After asking if she is dyslexic, the professor encourages Maggie to continue reading to him while offering emotional support to her. Maggie finds a friend in the professor, the first person in her life who does not ridicule her difficulties with reading, and actually helps her to improve in this area. As time passes with the professor, Maggie's confidence grows not only with reading but with her general image of herself. In addition, she also becomes friendly with the residents of the retirement community. In doing so, Maggie discovers a livelihood that is greatly needed among the elderly women, a personal clothing shopper, an activity for which Maggie shows enormous talent. Ella who also does not ridicule her difficulties with math, offers to run the financial aspects of the business. In the process, they become close and resolve their past history. "In Her Shoes" is an enjoyably entertaining comedy/drama featuring a number of topflight performances and some hilarious dialogue.
meeza (15 May 2012)
Director Curtis Hanson! What happened? You have directed suchcommendatory cinematic artworks as "L.A. Confidential" & "Wonder Boys".So what the hell were you thinking when you decided to take on theproject of "In Her Shoes". Let's just say that "In Her Shoes" does notfit to your directorial philosophy. This faltering chic-flick starsCameron Diaz and Toni Collette as two antipode bickering sisters whocome to conversion points in their lives. Maggie, played by Diaz, is adefinitive eye-appealing charmer who discovers innate goodwilleccentricities from her experiences with her grandmother (ShirleyMacLaine) and her nursing home companions. Sister Rose, played palpablyby Collette, is the ill-looking responsible sibling who undeniablywishes she was in her sister's______; You got it! If the shoe fits,write it! The calamitous problem with "In Her Shoes" is not theunpretentious acting of Diaz, Collette, and MacLaine. It's the stretchy& irrelevant floundering scenes that encompass a good foot chunk sizeof "In Her Shoes". Hanson is more the prototype director for multitudestory lines that entangle into a well-defined connecting web ofmeaningful relationships. "In Her Shoes" was shoeless, I mean, cluelessto that! The bare facts is that "In Her Shoes" was atrocious, stinky,and callous. If I was in your shoes, I would not wear onto "In HerShoes". ** Needs Improvement
(14 May 2012)
I'd heard a very good review from Joe Morgenstern (KCRW / Wall Street Journal) who said that Cameron Diaz has gone to a whole new level of acting, and we would have to agree. This movie was excellent -- an original and engaging story, outstanding performances, and a very emotional ride. Bring your handkerchief. (It's definitely a "chick flick", meaning that it is a film for women and for sensitive men. But then the film is about relationships, sisters, and shoes. Need I say more?)All three stars were superb -- Shirley Maclaine as the alienated grandmother with both hard and soft edges, Cameron Diaz as the blonde floozy who finally learns a few things, and Toni Collette as the plainer and more responsible sister who has her own issues to deal with. Many of the other roles were well-cast and memorably performed, including the "good" boyfriend, the hen-pecked father, the step-mother from hell, Mrs. Lefkowitz (the grandmother's friend), and an old professor (a charming balance of gentle grandfather crossed with John Houseman from The Paper Chase). With some marvelous lessons about family and forgiveness, this was a perfect film for the Jewish high holy days season.
brocksilvey (14 May 2012)
Poor Shirley MacLaine tries hard to lend some gravitas to this mawkish,gag-inducing "feel-good" movie, but she's trampled by the run-awaysentimentality of a film that's not the least bit grounded in reality.This was directed by Curtis Hanson? Did he have a lobotomy since welast heard from him? Hanson can do effective drama sprinkled withcomedy, as evidenced by "Wonder Boys." So I don't know what happened tohim here. This is the kind of movie that doesn't want to accept thatlife is messy and fussy, and that neat, tidy endings (howeverimplausible they might be) might make for a nice closing shot, but comeacross as utterly phony if the people watching the film have beenthrough anything remotely like what the characters in the film gothrough.My wife and I made a game of calling out the plot points before theyoccurred -- e.g. "the old man's going to teach her to read and thendrop dead." Bingo! This is one of those movies where the charactersgive little speeches summarizing their emotional problems, making youwonder why they still have emotional problems if they're that aware ofwhat's causing them. Toni Collette (a fine actress, by the way, and oneof my favorites if not given a lot to work with here), gives a speechearly on about why she buys so many shoes and never wears them,spelling out in flashing neon the film's awkward connecting motif. Atthat moment, I knew what I was in for, and the film was a downwardspiral from there.Grade: C-
(13 May 2012)
Amazon placed this on my recommendations list as "Kids & Family". Umm....I don't think so! unless Amazon recommends people to let their kids watch movies with sex scenes and adult language and situations. I watched the movie and guess it has a message, but I don't think my kid/s will be watching this until they are mature enough to handle the sex scenes!
(12 May 2012)
This review is from: In Her Shoes (Widescreen Edition) (DVD) This is a great movie to watch when you are home alone or angry at your boyfriend. Its a great story about two sisters that are complete opposites and the challenges they face in life. Cameron Diaz is the hot ditzy sister and the brunette is the smart professional with a slight shoe fetish...
g-arana (06 May 2012)
This movie will present you with Cameron Diaz the way we like her,playing the ditsy, beautiful blonde that is free spirit.Will also give you Toni Colette the way you like her the most, playingthe not so cute that have problems with her appearance but finallyaccepts her image and blah, blah, blah - That is the character for realpeople to relate And Shirley McLaine is there too playing the eccentric old lady with aquick mouth and witty personality.And boy, they do deliver it. They play it like they know we like it,with a good story and good support characters around them
(06 May 2012)
A very good movie.A must see for anyone who has a sister.I happen to have three.It is a movie that is very realistic and makes you feel good.A movie to watch more than once.
Jizdenky (01 May 2012)
On the surface, Curtis Hanson's 'In Her Shoes' might look like justanother typical sugarcoated 'Sex and the City' type garbage movie butit certainly ain't that. Yes, there is a lot of commercialism but themovie has tremendous depth. The story is well written and the focus isfractured relationships. While the main focus is on the dysfunctionalrelationship between two sisters and between their estrangedgrandmother, the story is universal because anyone can relate to it.Maggie and Rose are two sisters who couldn't have been more different.Rose is the slightly introverted workaholic lawyer and Maggie is theparty animal who can't hold a job for more than a few days. Bothsisters have low self esteem and while they love each other and havetheir good moments, there are times when they pick on the worst of eachother and while being afraid to appear vulnerable. Things take adrastic turn when Maggie does the unthinkable that separates bothsisters...The story is well told and it deals with themes that would appeal toaudiences of all ages. The characters are very well developed and thehumour works excellently. The dialogues are solid. The movie has apolished look which works in its benefits. I also liked thesignificance of the shoes as they have a more symbolic representationin the movie than mere commercial products.Collette and Diaz are spellbinding. They really appear like sisters onscreen and as granddaughters to Maclaine's character. Maclaine isterrific as the estranged grandmother who tried to maintain arelationship with the granddaughters but was robbed of that. I enjoyedtheir scenes the most. The scenes at the retirement house were adelight to watch. All the actors who play the senior citizens residingin the house were fun to watch. The only performance that left a lot tobe desired was that of the actor who played the father. He came acrossas wooden. In all fairness to him his character required somedevelopment.'In her Shoes' is both funny and engaging. The superb mixture of comedyand drama, the real characters and their realistically identifiablesituations are what makes the film stand out. It's definitely anenjoyable watch and one gets more than a few laughs from it as afterthe end credits role, you might wanna check in on your sibling andgrandparent.
(30 April 2012)
If you read the book you'll want to see it thought it wasn't as good as the book. Cameron Diaz played her part well.
(29 April 2012)
Director Curtis Hanson has easily flitted between genres, going from the film noir of "L.A. Confidential" to the gritty urban drama of "8 Mile" with rapper Eminem. So it comes as no surprise to find him handling a family drama about the strained relationship between two sisters who are poles apart.Cameron Diaz is Maggie Feller, the gorgeous, severely dyslexic party animal who can never hold down a job because she's too busy having a good time. Toni Collette is her elder sister Rose, the plain, Princeton-educated straight arrow lawyer with an almost non-existent love life.Matters come to a head when Maggie is thrown out her father's home and moves in with Rose, only to end up bedding the man her sister is seeing.Thrown out of Rose's home just after she becomes aware of the existence of long-lost grandmother Elle (Shirley MacLaine), Maggie heads off to Miami to touch base with her and maybe shake her down for some money.Rose, disillusioned with her life, decides to give up her high-profile job with a law firm and become a "part-time dog walker" and errand runner while she discovers herself.Oh yes, there are some other skeletons in the Feller family closet - turns out the sisters' mother committed suicide and their father never got along with Elle.Thereafter, the movie settles into tracking the parallel lives of the two sisters - Rose as she finds romance with former colleague (Mark Feuerstein) and Maggie as she learns about real life from inhabitants of the retirement community that Elle is a part of.If all of the above makes you think "chick flick", perish the thought. Curtis Hanson is far too smart a filmmaker to craft anything like that, and he is helped tremendously by Susannah Grant's smart and literate script.Witty repartee and one-liners come thick and fast, especially from the two sisters.There is also a good turn by veteran actor Norman Lloyd as a dying old man who helps Maggie learn to read.But "In Her Shoes" is too languorously paced for its own good, and some of its relaxed moments meant to establish the characters could easily have been trimmed. There also isn't enough of MacLaine, who perfectly nails her role as the guilt-ridden grandmom.
(29 April 2012)
This review is from: In Her Shoes (Widescreen Edition) (DVD) At first I was hesistant when I saw they were making this into a movie because the movie never, ever lives up to the book. This one, however, was fabulous. One of the better adaptations I have seen. I cannot wait to buy this movie. Everybody look for Jennifer Weiner in the market place scene! Toni Collette is very good as Rose, and Cameron Diaz, who I was solely worried about shines as Maggie. I didn't think she could handle drama, but kudos to her. Shirley McClaine is absolutely perfect for Ella, she does the role well. My favorite character is Mrs. Lefkowitz, unfortunately I do not know the actress' name, but she could not have done a better job. If you love Jen's novels this is a must own, and if you've never read her books, you must read one immediately if not sooner. Weiner has a great talent, I only wish she produced her novels faster because I cannot get enough of them. My biggest complaint is that this movie is not coming out in time for Christmas. Otherwise, it's a great movie to watch with your girlfriends.
tabuno (22 April 2012)
It's not often in today's film industry to come across a mainstreamfamily drama release. "In Her Shoes" is a no nonsense, straight-forwarddrama about family relationships. Cameron Diaz, much like SandraBullock in "28 Days" (2000) performs in a role that is much more darkthan their light-weight, comedic performances of the past. The movietrailers for this movie make it difficult to really get a sense of thetrue nature of this film, deliberately perhaps, but also somewhatdeceitful in leading one to expect much more humor and comedy than thisdrama really contains. This particular movie is fascinating for itsability to maintain that big screen, Hollywood presentation without theart film look and image but dealing strictly with the more harsher anddarker element of human relationships without the exaggerated drama andlack of really a comedic element, except for the genuine authentichumor that comes across in human life. Cameron Diaz does a wonderfuljob along with Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. Eight out of TenStars.
intheknow (22 April 2012)
Cameron diaz looked good, she would have looked better without the postage stamp bikini which did absolutely nothing for her appearance. The story and acting were good. A story about sisters, a long lost grandmother, growing old, the taboo nature of mental illness (a theme, not a big part of the story) and a father who is a control freak remarried to a wicked witch of a stepmother.Dragged just a bit.A good story for both young and old.
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