I Could Never Be Your Woman (DVD)

Rosie is a strong, successful, independent woman who is trying to juggle her career as a writer for a hit teen soap-opera with bringing up a teenage daughter and maintaining a the body and the look that Hollywood demands after the age of 45. But her neatly ordered life is thrown into a complete spin when she falls in love with a young actor auditioning for a part on her show. The main problem; he is half her age. Can their relationship survive the scrutiny of her friends and can she find what it means to be herself when the whole world is trying to force her to become something different? And once the very real personal consequences of living in 'a plastic world' become ...  Read the complete review

Since the release of 'Clueless' in 1995, director Amy Heckerling has not had a single hit. In fairness to her however she has only directed two films since then; 'Loser' and 'I Could Never Be Your Woman'. 'I Could Never Be Your Woman' is a romantic comedy with a difference; the film stars Michelle Pfeiffer as Rosie and Paul Rudd as Adam, also present here however are a number of popular British actors from such popular TV series as 'Peep Show', 'Green Wing', and 'The League of Gentlemen' also. Stateside the film went direct-to-DVD; something that generally only happens when there's good reason for this, 'I Could Never be Your Woman' is however a really very good film and ...  Read the complete review

The old cliché of 'Don't judge a book by its cover' rings true with this one. Only it was a DVD cover on this occasion. Picture the scene, skint, two days to payday and depressed. And then your wife spies a £5 DVD in Asda the plotline of which sounds dull and the casting average. You scour the shelves for an alternative but she stands firm................... And so, a few hours later you are sitting down with a glass of wine, cause heavens knows you're going to need it!, and put the movie on. I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN is a romantic comedy about Rosie, a mother who falls for Adam, a younger man, and her daughter Izzie who falls in love for the ...  Read the complete review

Taking a quick look at the synopsis for this film, I wasn't too sure about whether I liked the look of it or not. In the end I thought it would be worth a watch as I usually like a romantic comedy, and I really could not be bothered following a complex storyline. The plot for this film is a 40-something American teen show producer, who is trying to find the right balance in her life as she brings up her teenage daughter and maintain the body of a hollywood star. Her life becomes even more complicated as she falls in love with the 20-something who auditions for a part in the teen show. She finds further problems as her young teenage daughter falls in love for ...  Read the complete review