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La vida de un ginecólogo no es fácil: Dr. T and Women / The life of a gynecologist is not easy (Esp/Eng)@equipodelta372d
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  1. Film Review: Dr. T & the Women (2000)@drax1051d

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    Protagonist of Dr. T & the Women, 2000 comedy directed by Robert Altman, makes his living in a manner that would look like a dream for an average male teenager. Dr. Sullivan “Sully” Travis a.k.a. “Dr. T” (played by Richard Gere) is successful Dallas gynaecologist who enjoys such lofty reputation that his office is often besieged by patients that belong to the upper strata of city’s society. Since Dr. T happens to enjoy extremely good looks, health often isn’t the motive many of such women to visit the office. Travis is surrounded by women even in his private life, but he lives what looks like a perfect family life. But this starts to crumble when it turns that his wife Kate (played by Farrah Fawcett) became mentally ill and that his daughter Dee Dee (played by Kate Hudson) hides terrible secret that could jeopardise her upcoming wedding. While bizarre events begin to affect Dr. T at meteoric pace, he suddenly becomes aware of the romantic feelings he has towards golf instructor Bree Davis (played by Helen Hunt).

    Throughout his long and distinguished career Robert Altman enjoyed favour of US critics that hailed most of his films like masterpiece. Dr. T & the Women was one of the rare examples when the reviews were less than favourable or even hostile. Most of it had to do with accusations of sexism and misogyny or, in other words, all of the female characters being portrayed in most unfavourable light. The protagonist who, according to the unwritten rules of Hollywood “political correctness”, was supposed to be a male chauvinist pig, is actually portrayed not only as the only sane character but also a film’s moral anchor. Altman received the criticisms despite the script actually being written by Anne Rapp, a woman whose main aim was satirical portrayal of affluent white Texan aristocracy, exactly the same milieu that spawned George W. Bush and his administration.

    That doesn’t mean that Dr. T & the Women didn’t deserve criticism. Like most of Altman’s films, it has very slow and leisurely pace and actually nothing of importance happens with the plot in first half. During that, many in the audience would notice that the treatment of all characters (except the protagonist) is very mean and almost sadistic, an approach that seems ill-suited for comedy, romantic or otherwise. Near the end, when things become predictably boring, Altman brings surreal deus ex machina in the manner of Magnolia, thus drastically improving general impression of the film, making it entertaining to the audience didn’t know much about or cared for Robert Altman.

    RATING: 6/10 (++)

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