The Stepford Wives (2004)

"Rudnick and director Frank Oz don't do anything radical with the original premise... but they choose comedy over horror, and it's a wise decision."

"A gaudy, noisy farce that perpetually threatens to spin out of control and eventually does."

"Another Bad Idea from the Bad Ideas factory - and this one's just about as bad as they come..."

"(It) is essentially a satire of a satire; thus it's cut off from any observed reality or anything like a point of view. It can only be sustained by one-liners."

"Mostly... the film plays its suburban satire for broad, cheap, and only occasionally effective laughs."

"The theme sags with banality from the get-go, and it's only Rudnick's humour that helps you get through any of it."

"The film’s satire is sloppy and vague."

"The picture is never as sharp as it needs to be: It's fully aware of its own cleverness without being actually clever."

"A largely uninspired remake."

"Mildly diverting is about the best that can be said for The Stepford Wives, a remake so pointless it could be a globe."