Summary:
Susan Seidelman directed this loose adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil concerning the extreme revenge exacted by a dumpy housewife on her philandering husband. Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep) is a best-selling romance novelist of the manner of Danielle Steel or Jackie Collins. One night at a glamorous dinner party, Ruth (Roseanne Barr), the... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Meryl Streep - (Mary Fisher)
Roseanne Barr - (Ruth Patchett)
Ed Begley, Jr. - (Bob Pachett)
Linda Hunt - (Hooper)
Sylvia Miles - (Mrs. Fisher)
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Review:
Director Susan Seidelman specializes in creating comedies that are not especially comic. Sometimes, as in Desperately Seeking Susan, there are enough other virtues to compensate for this lack of humor, but She-Devil falls somewhat short of the mark. The basic revenge premise has potential; indeed, in one form or another it has been used in... Continue >>

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