Storyline

Ruth is a wife and mother who tries to please her husband (Bob) but finds him pulling away and spending more time at the office than at home. When he begins an affair with a famous romance novelist (Mary) and leaves Ruth to raise their kids, she decides she's had enough of playing nice docile housewife. Ruth endeavors to show Bob and Mary the truth about themselves and each other, while creating a new successful life of her own.

Plot Keywords

revenge, infidelity, extramarital affair, dysfunctional marriage, battle of the sexes, pianist, shopping mall, judge, music band, trial, accountant, beauty parlor, manhattan new york city, female protagonist, lawyer, lightning, jealousy, obesity, police car, sexism

Short Review

The casting is a real coup, with Barr going her everywoman TV persona one better by breaking the big screen heroine mold, and Streep blowing away any notion that she can't be funny.

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