yes and this film be another remake . yes and this film can be consider a chick flick . and yes and this film be not perfect . the woman be however a clever modern update on the social behavior of all woman and with an impressive cast of a lister include meg ryan and debra messing and annette benning and bette midler . the film revolve around four main character and mary ( ryan ) and her best friend and editor in chief and sylvie ( benning ) and alex ( jada pinkett smith ) and edie ( debra messing ) and the out of this world female creature who be responsible for most of the film drama and name crystal ( eva mendez ) . mary be try to deal with her cheat husband ( who never actually see in the film ) and by follow the advice of both her friend and her mother ( candice bergen ) . aside from mary and there sylvie who tear between her social life and her professional life . she have decision to make that test her moral and ethic value . then there writer alex who a lesbian and with a lot of spunk and but know her way with word . and finally edie with four girl and another baby on the way and who love child and have a heart of gold and with a hidden secret reveal at the end . together the woman live for revenge and rely on each other and and give each other life lesson . but it the cameo by bette midler and candice bergen and cloris leachman and carrie fisher and and debi mazar and that show the cruel and usual behavior of woman . bergen play ryan mother and she tough and silver tongue and experience and and yet feel she could have become what her daughter do later . there fisher who show how to blackmail and test the boundary of selfishness and moral and and betrayal . mazar and the gossip girl and that show no mercy for what she say and whom she say it to . leachman who play ryan sassy housekeeper and she know her place and when and where she need and and how to deliver a good one liner . finally there midler and who play leah miller and a crazy eclectic but wise hollywood agent . she the one character who give ryan mary an epiphany on who she truly be by discover what do i want . despite midler scene steal performance and memorable quote and she be underused . but back to the film and together the woman show the audience what it mean to live in the 21st century without know exactly what you want until the time come when you answer that very own question . it tackle feminism and what it mean to be a woman ( fierce and ruthless and bad as and tacky and smart and sly and clever and shy and proud and ashame and self conscious and careless and beautiful and strong and independent ) while and also what it be that woman want and why be woman the way they be . it funny and modern and by all mean not a masterpiece . but the bottom line be and it worth the money and time to see veteran and young actress teach u all about woman .