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...knows how to handle a speculum," says a patient admiringly of Dr. Sullivan Travis (Richard Gere), gynecologist to the pampered ladies of Dallas. He has a lot to handle in this derisive comedy. His wife (Farrah Fawcett) goes nuts and naked in a mall fountain; his clients, to a woman, are idle and self-absorbed. To Altman and screenwriter Anne Rapp, women's problems are the result of their having way too much time on their manicured hands. The film's blithe misogyny soon becomes wearying; it refuses to see women as more than the sum of their private parts...
...Gere plays the title role: Dr. Sullivan Travis, gynecologist extraordinaire. Dr. T, as he is affectionately dubbed by the Dallas socialites who frequent his practice, is a man completely surrounded by women. He happily drifts along in his sea of XX chromosomes-females dominate Dr. T's life and he is completely comfortable with this fact. He is a pleasant and charismatic, a loving father, and a devoted husband. Dr. T is The Perfect Male, so much so that his wife, Kate (played by Farrah Fawcett, who fleshes out her loopy David Letterman appearance persona into a full-fledged character...
Water flows through Dr. T and the Women, Roger Altman's new ensemble comedy. In overcast Texas the clouds routinely open up, drenching the all-star cast, which includes Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Liv Tyler and budding starlet Kate Hudson. In fact, a source of water can be found in nearly every scene, be it an ornate fountain at the mall, a chirping sprinkler on a golf course, or a calm pond in the woods. As such, water gives the movie a sense of coherence. Which is good, because the plot certainly doesn...
...saving grace of the film is Gere, perfectly cast as the masculine yet non-threatening Dr. T. Gere devours this meaty role, bringing an aspect of humanity to a movie populated with caricatures. Yes, this is not exactly a departure from the type of character the actor typically plays. But hey, the man's damn good at what he does. Consider this Gere's honors thesis at the University for Charming Leading Men. Other highlights include Shelly Long as Carolyn, T's plucky assistant, and Tara Reid as the doctor's conspiracy-obsessed daughter (she gives enthusiastic tours...
...Richard Gere...