Stepmom (DVD)

Anna and Ben are the two children of Jackie and Luke, who have recently seperated and divorced. Anna is fast approaching her teens and taking the split badly, while Ben seems happy to carry on as he is being a mischievous little terror. Luke (played by Ed Harris) has recently moved in his new partner Isabel (Julia Roberts), who has a fast paced career as a successful photographer. She is struggling to cope with Anna and Ben when they come to stay and in the opening scenes of the film, manages to loose Ben altogether in the house. In steps mother earth Jackie, who resents Isabel for stepping in to her shoes, and constantly puts Isabel down. Isabel tries her ...  Read the complete review

Divorces are always hard, especially when children are involved; this is the basic scenario for Stepmom and judging by the title you can pretty much guess the premise. Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are a divorced couple with two children, Anna who's 12 and Ben who's 6. When Luke starts dating Isabel (Julia Roberts) who is several years his junior it manages to rock the boat with his children and his ex wife even more, however Isabel who is serious about her relationship with Luke desperately wants to bond with the children and when Luke proposes it's even more important as she's going to be their future Stepmom. Isabel finds that it's going to ...  Read the complete review

I first watched this film back when I was still in middle school and loved every minute of it, I thought it had everything, I was even more of a woos back then, and this film made me sob near the ending. Here is my review on this wonderful film. The Plot Anna and Ben are having to cope with many problems in their lives, their parents have just divorced and their dad has another woman in his life, Isabel. Isabel and their mother Jackie do not get along, however when disaster strikes, Jackie must rely on Isabel's help. The Cast Isabel Kelly played by Julia Roberts Roberts as always delivers her best, she plays Isabel ...  Read the complete review

With a title like 'Stepmom', this film was either likely to be a real horror movie with the stepmom doing truly wicked deeds, or it would be a very sentimental and twee film. Of course, the fact that it stars Julia Roberts makes it almost guaranteed to be the latter - which indeed it is! If you decide to watch this film you will be able to indulge in two hours of pure sentimentality! Not everyone's cup of tea I realise but not a bad way to spend a couple of hours! Julia Roberts plays Isabel, the stepmum in question. At the start of the film she is realising that being a stepmum is not an easy job, particularly when the children's mother is not your number one ...  Read the complete review

***FOR UPDATED VERSION ON THE NOVEL PLEASE GO TO THE BOTTOM OF MY OPINION*** This opinion is on a film called STEPMOM. A brilliant film at that! INTRODUCTION Last night I watched this film (By the time this opinion gets posted I will have seen this film many days ago!!!) and was totally amazed, after watching Drop Dead Gorgeous the night before and being totally disapointed, this film was such a relief to watch. (See Drop Dead Gorgeous opinion for my review of the night of boredom!) As some of you know from my 'Poole' opinion, I went on holiday a little while ago, whilst on holiday my mum gave me a book to read for when I ...  Read the complete review