Product: 8 Women (2002)
Rating: 4.0
Absurd fun with some great performances
First of all, an important note about the DVD. There's no English dub; it's in French with subtitles. I wouldn't *want* to watch this in a dubbed version, but American audiences are notoriously monolingual.At any rate, there aren't a lot of movies that belong on the same shelf with this musical murder mystery--perhaps the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but that's a stretch.This is basically an excuse to see some great actresses chew on the scenery. Deneuve is wonderful, of course, but Beart is positively breathtaking. The plot and the minute-by-minute revelations are really just an excuse for over-the-top acting and the movie's surreal musical numbers. It's great fun.