george cukor the woman remain one of the glitter gem of 1939 and hollywood most golden of golden year . the film crackle and spark and it absence of male be a subtle touch and hardly notice because of all the fine entertainment . flash forward . we see fifth avenue in new york city and in front of saks . large crowds bustle along the avenue . but something off . the shot reveal only well dress ( attractive and young ) woman . creepy than i be legend and the visual concept continue and inside the store and later at a large fashion show . what nyc fashion show doesn not have at least 5 gay men . the no men rule be ram down our throat create an alien world and off balance and distracting . enter meg ryan and first see digging in her garden wear a ridiculous get up complete with her retro curl and flailing arm . i immediately sympathize with her husband and could understand why he look elsewhere . later in the film she morph into an old jennifer aniston look and keep her arm at her side . this seem intentional a if to say look . i can still be relevant . ryan character be load down with a coven of miss match friend ( insert sex and the city comparison here ) who and if it be real life and would despise each other . annette bening play the power bitch and who during the course of the film realize her life dream doesn not really make her happy . jada pinkett smith be the power lesbian and all atitudinous with no use for any of the men who aren not there . debra messing be some sort of baby factory that eat a lot . eva mendes be an odd choice for the bad girl to say the least . she look fake and act fake and any humor she try to demonstrate fall flat . someone comment on here that she look trans gender be spot on . other various star show up and to rearrange the furniture on this titanic . the only thing that would have save this would have be the brilliant casting of jennifer aniston and angelina jolie . they could have name their price and tuck their tongue firmly into their cheek and pull off something very clever and profitable . but no and hollywood think of itself way too highly for that kind of exploitation . instead be give this thing that lumber along awkwardly with no sparkle . entire section of dialog from the original be lift and plop down into a scene with awful result . at one point ryan exclaim something along the line of and this isn not a 1930 movie . no meg and it not .