“How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer”
I don’t know whether you’ve seen today’s Los Angeles Times review of “How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer” in the Calendar section. While it is a good review, there were a few statements in the review that I found very interesting. The reviewer, Bob Baker, opened his review with a cautionary note to men. “Guys: If the woman in your life wants to see “How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer”, because she’s heard it’s a sweet, funny and realistic view of sexuality from a woman’s point of view, go along quietly. You’ll survive this.” Later in the review he sends out some more advice to men: “Guys: Don’t worry. What happens between them (the older characters) is beautifully handled. You won’t have flashbacks about the time you walked in on your parents.”
In the myriad of reviews written about male dominated movies, I have never read any consideration being given to the women who might be in the audience. We are not warned about the moronic behavior of the chest thumping male characters. We are not cautioned about hearing loss from dangerous sound levels or about probable brain freeze after 90 minutes of “hero action”.
I hate to criticize an otherwise positive review, but it does strike me as a reflection of the fear men have of being mislead by a reviewer and then spending 90 minutes watching the dreaded - (can’t use that ‘c’ word) female movie.
If you need any more encouragement to go see “How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer” please take a look at Melissa Silverstein’s review on her “Women and Hollywood” Blog.
And as we always say on the “Women over 40 Rock” blog, support the films out there starring women over 40. “How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer” is definitely one to see. Click on the Title to see the trailer.
Jan Bina, blogger for In the Trenches Productions, The First Entertainment Website for Women over 40
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