Not Just A Chick Flick, I Swear!

This weekend I saw a sneak peek of the movie In Her Shoes. The flick was directed by Curtis Hanson and stars Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein and Ken Howard (yes, that guy from the TV show The White Shadow). The movie is based on Jennifer Weiner's excellent book of the same name and was adapted for the screen by one of my favorite female screenwriters, Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Ever After). The movie was really well done. This is a big departure for Hanson who usually directs more intense male/Testosterone driven movies (8 Mile, L.A. Confidential, The River Wild), but he does an amazing job. The movie is sweet and tender without being saccharine. If you want to see the trailer, click here. I really identified with Toni Collette in this movie (people who know me and see it will get why) because her performance is so seamless and believable. This USA Weekend profile about Toni is interesting. Mark Feuerstein is wonderful as her love interest. You will surely recognize Mark because he has been on a ton of sitcoms that have unfortunately gone off the air (Good Morning Miami, Conrad Bloom, etc.). Hopefully one of these days a network will find the right vehicle for him, as he is adorable (in that boyish, sweet kind of way) and really entertaining. If you want to read a review of the movie, click here.