Bob Mondello Review: 'The Stepford Wives'

NPR | By Bob Mondello

Published June 11, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the movie The Stepford Wives, which opens Friday. The film, starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick, is a dark comedy re-make of a 1970s horror film.

Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello reviews movies and covers the arts for NPR and shares critiques and commentaries on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered.

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