Women in Trouble (2009)

Women in Trouble: Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. With Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Dan Mailley, Connie Britton. A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly desperate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, an actress, a masseuse. All of them with one crucial thing in common. Trouble.

“True to its title, 2009u0026#39;s u0026quot;Women In Troubleu0026quot; is about a bunch of women in an assortment of trouble. The film begins with two women inside a Mexican jail, which turns out to be a film-with-a-film parody sequence of an exploitation movie. You eventually realize that the whole 90 minute feature is self-reflexive parody; although much more subtle than the opening.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThink the Coen Brothers with group of characters speaking out-of-place dialogue in a lot of unusual situations. Think Seinfeld with a lot of disparate pieces in some way related to each other, with the connections eventually coming into focus. Think u0026quot;The Hoursu0026quot; (2002) with a group of vaguely uneasy women exploring the mysteries of female discontent and finding some solace from shared confidences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot a lot of physical humor, nor good acting, nor impressive production design. The writing is the strength of the production and it is excellent. If you donu0026#39;t get subtle parody you would be wise to stay away because there isnu0026#39;t much here for you. You are not the target audience. The only exception would be Marley Shelton fans. She has a very entertaining and clever 10-minute sequence, and looks incredibly hot in a tight flight attendant uniform. For her fans this is a must see even if most of the other material is not their cup of tea.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThose knocking the film simply failed to make the necessary connection with the material, so I wouldnu0026#39;t put much stock in the negative comments and reviews unless they are from someone who tends to mirror your own preferences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpecial features on the DVD includes deleted scenes, a satirical interview that runs after the credits, and Spanish subtitles; given the audio quality and the essential importance of the dialogue the money would have been much better spent on English subtitles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen again, what do I know? Iu0026#39;m only a child.”