Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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.

wes-connors Handsome upper-class Dallas gynecologist Richard Gere (as Sullivan "Sully" Travis) is very popular with the many women he services. He fancies himself an expert on females, believing no two are exactly alike. Like snowflakes? Considering his profession, Mr. Gere (aka "Dr. T") should know. When not busy with his patients, Gere goes out to shoot birds, golf balls, and the breeze with his middle-aged buddies. Warned by his male friends that wet women are bad luck, especially when your first meet them, Gere blames men for making women wet. "Women are, by nature," Gere asserts, "they are saints. They are sacred and should be treated as such." The good doctor doesn't know it, but he doesn't know women at all. Gere is a loving and faithful husband, but he is attracted to golf pro Helen Hunt (as Bree Davis). Per his friends' warning, Ms. Hunt is wet when they meet. Gere's still beautiful wife Farrah Fawcett (as Kate) is coming down with the rare disease "Hestia Complex" which causes victims to strip naked in the fountain of a crowded mall. Visiting sister-in-law Laura Dern (as Peggy) is a likely alcoholic and fawning secretary Shelley Long (as Carolyn) desires her boss. Gere's engaged daughter Kate Hudson (as Dee Dee) is a lesbian, according to jealous sister Tara Reid (as Connie)... It took "Gosford Park" (2001) to make everyone sit up and take notice of Robert Altman's continued mastery of filmmaking in his 70s, but there were signs in this film. The legendary director receives great assist from writer Anne Rapp, cinematographer Jan Kiesser and editor Geraldine Peroni. The coordination of actors and the camera is marvelous. The film offers an ironic look at gender mystery and misunderstanding; the befuddled Gere and Mr. Altman lose to writer Rapp and the mostly female cast. But the ending gives us males some hope. Relatively unsuccessful, the ill-titled "Dr T & the Women" will certainly improve in stature over the years. ******** Dr T & the Women (9/12/00) Robert Altman ~ Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern

garmstrong56-126-484476 Dr. T and the Women was boring, trite, shallow and full of cliché. To me Altman is, like Martin Scorcese, a highly over rated director. I did not see any depth to the movie at all and it was so predictable. The acting sucked, especially from Laura Dern, who is never good. The situations were ridiculous. For example, like my wife said, no woman goes to see her gynecologist that often. Just because Dee and Marilyn became liberated lesbians and because Bree dumped Dr T in the end does not make the original or deep in anyway. And trying to fill the story with mostly women added no depth either. In fact there was not a single relationship (male/female, male/male, female/female) that had any depth to it. You need to shelve this movie Mr. Altman and really try to make a movie that has some depth. I will take a Kurosawa, Chaplin, Eastwood, or even Spielberg movie over any of yours.

Kassdhal This movie is based on a story setting up a "dream" environment for a men, surrounded by hundreds of women. Richard Gere plays a married gynecologist, father of 3 daughters, including the beautiful Tara Reid and Kate Hudson. We can see him entering into a downward spiral, from a happy and fulfilling life to something where many "pure women" troubles appear in his life without him having the slightest chance to understand it.The tone is subtle, soft, slightly dramatic, while keeping a good laughing value through the spiraling issues he has to face and which will slowly deconstruct his whole life.This movie let us keep a strong tone, playing with subtlety the "war of the genders" through the immersion of a seemingly "lucky" guy into an ocean of women that is is just unable to handle.I really liked it and, if you like subtlety and soft tones you will like it too. a good 8/10.