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In Her Shoes (2005) DVD Review
In Her Shoes (2005) DVD Credits:
In Her Shoes (2005) Directed by:
Curtis Hanson
In Her Shoes (2005) Written by:
Susannah Grant
In Her Shoes (2005) Cast:
Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Brooke Smith, Francine Beers, Richard Burgi, Norman Lloyd, Eric Balfour, Andy Powers, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Anson Mount, Nicole Randall Johnson, Kateri DeMartino, Brandon Karrer
In Her Shoes (2005) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
In Her Shoes (2005) DVD Release Date:
1st January 2006
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In Her Shoes (2005) Synopsis:

Alternately hilarious and heart-rending, "In Her Shoes" is about two sisters with nothing in common but size 8 ½ feet. After a calamitous falling out, they travel the bumpy road toward a true appreciation for one another -- aided along the way by the grandmother they never knew they had.

In Her Shoes (2005) DVD Review:

In Her Shoes is another film based on a popular book, which guarantees that there will be some fans who are disappointed with the outcome. There are scenes that should have been in but were left out, or the actors chosen were different than the reader imagined them. I can’t speak for fans of the book, and I have not read the book, but it is a wonderful film regardless of where it came from. Each role seems to be perfectly cast and the sensitive touch of director Curtis Hanson makes each scene fun to watch.

Maggie and Rose are sisters, but they couldn’t be more different. They had a rough childhood when they lost their mother and their father has since remarried to a woman that neither of them care for a great deal. Now they live completely different lives, and the only thing they share, however unwillingly, is shoes because they both wear the same size. Rose is a responsible and dependable lawyer, and when her sister Maggie makes a surprise visit because she has nowhere else to go, they find out how different they are. After trying to get a job at a dog day care, Maggie fails to be responsible one last time, and rose kicks her out.

Maggie discovers that the grandmother she thought was dead is actually living in a retirement community, and she decides that she will try and get some money from her. After time, however, Maggie begins to learn from her grandmother. At the same time Rose is making some dramatic changes to her life as well. She gets engaged and changes careers entirely. The two sisters change so much that by the time they see each other again they aren’t the same person that they once were, but that doesn’t stop each of them from making the same assumptions that they always have.

Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette are perfectly cast, and although it is somewhat difficult to believe that they are sisters, they convince us with the way they interact with each other. Shirley Maclaine is also fantastically convincing in a somewhat understated performance. Moments that should seem somewhat contrived or cheesy end up working perfectly because of the cast. The script doesn’t hurt at all either, and it takes the audience in directions that might not be expected. It might seem like the kind of film made simply for women, but somehow Hanson is able to attach enough of a man’s touch to make it a fantastic film for both sexes.

The DVD has a great simple menu, which includes a first look at the new Fox film, Just My Luck. There are also three featurettes in the special features section of the DVD. While there are interviews with Hanson, a commentary track would have been much more appreciated.

The People in the Shoes:
This featurette has tons of great behind the scenes footage, and a number of interviews. Hanson gives his reasons for choosing the project, which is incredibly well thought out and intelligent. The featurette then moves on to find why each other person involved took the job, from writers to actors. They all point out the reasons that the film is well made. The featurette is about fifteen minutes long.

A Retirement Community for Acting Seniors:
The second featurette is about the portion of the film which takes place in the retirement community, which uses the actual community members instead of extras. There are interviews with some of these people which is humorous and lighter than the other featurettes. T doesn’t have much to do with the actual film, but it does give some insight into how tedious making a film can be. It’s about ten minutes long.

From Death Row to the Red Carpet: The Casting of Honeybun:
This featurette is all about the casting of the dog in the film, and why a mutt was chosen instead of a pure-bred. It is slightly interesting, but it is also somewhat incredible that with three featurettes, this would be one of them.

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In Her Shoes (2005) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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