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Title: The First Wives Club (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Goldie Hawn | ... | Elise Elliot Atchison | |
| Bette Midler | ... | Brenda Morelli Cushman | |
| Diane Keaton | ... | Annie MacDuggan Paradis | |
| Maggie Smith | ... | Gunilla Garson Goldberg | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Shelly Stewart | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Morton Cushman | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Cynthia Swann Griffin | |
| Victor Garber | ... | Bill Atchison | |
| Stephen Collins | ... | Aaron Paradis | |
| Elizabeth Berkley | ... | Phoebe LaVelle | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Dr. Leslie Rosen | |
| Bronson Pinchot | ... | Duarto Feliz | |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Chris Paradis | |
| Eileen Heckart | ... | Catherine MacDuggan | |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Uncle Carmine | |
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three wives have been dumped for newer, curvier models. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts, in the wallet. Sit back and watch the sparks fly as The Wives get mad, get even, and get it all. Justice has seldom been so sweet. Or so much fun.
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I came into this film with fairly low expectations as I wasn't sure that it would be my sort of thing. However, I must admit that I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
The premise is rather simple and focuses on 3 old college friends who end up re-united due to the death of their old college friend Cynthia (Stockard Channing). The 3 college friends are Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn), Brenda Cushman (Bette Midler) and Annie Paradis (Diane Keaton). Whilst, the circumstances surrounding their reunion are unfortunate, the 3 women use this opportunity to catch up. Whilst, it is clear that they have lived rather different lives since they left college, they find that they all have one thing in common; their husband's have left them for/cheated on them with young women. With the 3 protagonists feeling disgruntled about the way they've been treated, they decide to set up the First Wives Club and take revenge on their cheating husbands;
Whilst, the film is rather slow to get moving, I did find that this to be an enjoyable film. This film was a lot of fun with plenty of laughs. The 3 protagonists characters were all well developed and some of the schemes they come up with to get their own back on their respective partners were rather clever. I felt that Goldie Hawn gave the stand out performance, but that's not to discredit Midler and Keaton who were also fantastic.
What really impressed me about the First Wives Club was the ending (which I won't give away), but let's just say that there was slightly more to it than meets the eye.
All in all, this was a fun ride with plenty of laughs. The plot summary will suggest that it is geared more towards women and if I'm honest I think that more women will enjoy this than men. Having said that I'm a man and I still enjoyed it. Give it a try!