gavin6942 Dr. Sullivan Travis (Richard Gere) is a wealthy Dallas gynecologist for some of the wealthiest women in Texas who finds his idealist life beginning to fall apart starting when his wife, Kate (Farrah Fawcett), suffers a nervous breakdown and is committed to the state mental hospital.Among Robert Altman's films, this is considered among his worst. In all fairness, it is not that bad and is probably more misunderstood than anything else. Gere may have a very limited acting range, but he filled the role well. Even Tara Reid, no great actress, shows us she has the ability to be a decent support.This is the sort of film that makes me want to watch it over and over again just to champion it. Not that it is amazing, but just because it is not the worst of his pictures and needs to be evaluated again.

museumofdave OK, I'm in the minority on this one. I liked it. And here's why:At the beginning of this quirky immersion in a world of women, I was reminded of George Cukor's classic The Women, where a live man is never seen on camera, but men are constantly being talked about; in this film, women are almost always on screen, talking about other women, and being watched by the benevolent Dr. T., beautifully underplayed in a wry performance by usual lady-killer Richard Gere.When men appear in this film, they are usually in camouflage of some sort , and they too, are talking about women. Though satirical in nature (the young guide who thoughtlessly points out grisly details of the Kennedy Assassination site in Dallas, the patient who absolutely has to smoke while having the most intimate exam, etc.), this is also an affectionate look at women who each has her own fantasy, her own desires, and some lucky few are able to realize them, often without the help of Dr. T. The narrative is indeed scattered, but Altman's strengths have never been homogenized storytelling; this is complex and witty fun for those in the mood. It is not a sweet little romance or does not seem to be a film about female bonding, but is a look askance at human behavior in one of it's many manifestations.

MartianOctocretr5 Obviously a chick flick, women basically poking fun at themselves.The acting is over wrought for comedic effect, but goes too far, to the point of making the characters manic caricatures of themselves. With a banner cast like this film has, you should like somebody, but there's nobody to like. Their motivations are never understood, other than the overdone gender cliché, and therefore you are left only with mocking them. They are deliberately played as foolish desperate housewives, the hoi paloi of influential Dallas society. In spite of the director's awkward approach, some of the women turn in good performances. In particular, Goldie Hawn and Shelly Long bring dimension to their otherwise thinly written roles.A gynecologist is surrounded by women in every aspect of his life; work, family etc. He has some militia-style hunting buddies he hunts with, but that's it for male bonding. By the way, Elmer Fudd has a better chance of catching Bugs Bunny than these guys have of catching anything.Someone other than Richard Gere should have been cast in this role. He always looks like his mouth doesn't open properly, as if he needs jaw surgery. He has no comedic smarts, either, and ends up looking more psychotic than any of the female stereotypes. The wedding scene's predictable "twist" doesn't work, but the storm analogy was actually pretty good, and that would have made a fitting close to the story. But no, there is a woeful freak-out ending tacked on that pounds the whole movie into hamburger. What worked for Judy Garland in 1939 does not work for Gere this time around. 'Nuff said.Has moments, and the cast raises it far above the scripting.

marylcritter Horrible, don't waste your time. I found this DVD in a old box and watched it. Total Trash. I threw it away.... Dr. T (Richard Gere) has an affair with Helen Hunt while his wife is in a mental hospital is ridiculous. The ending, oh my. Dr. T gets blown in a tornado from Dallas to Mexico. Come on! Soo stupid. I didn't understand the office scenes. They were very load and confusing. All the actress were blonde and all looked alike. It took me twenty minutes to realize Kate Hudson was in this movie, and then she turns out to be a lesbian. I just didn't get this movie. Why was it made? Save your money and time! Do not watch or buy this movie.