Ready to Wear

I have not a clue what the authors of the positive reviews of this movie were watching, but it wasn't this. Absolute drivel.

Non of the fictional characters are compelling either. The most compelling part may be the cowboy boots. It's like a superficial take on a superficial world. It's an inch deep and miles wide. It's saying a lot about nothing.

I saw this film at the cinema on release and it was dreadful. The so-called humour was absent without leave, not even close to raising a single laugh in the audience. The same old 'joke' ran through the movie with some guy treading in dog crap in every scene, and that was as funny as it got... There was no plot. You felt no empathy, or even interest, in the shallow, stereotyped characters. It really was cringe worthy. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I recall that this was supposed to be some kind of parody of the fashion industry and perhaps there are lots of in-jokes I have no hope of spotting, or maybe my English sense of humour is too evolved for the obvious, puerile humour.

I expected more from you, Robert Altman. After Nashville, Short Cuts and The Player, one would naturally imagine this movie to be as cutting, as subtle, but with such easy targets Altman has his job done for him. The cameos are nearly all excellent, the script good, but the overall impression the film makes is inconsequential. Also, though it is a minor concern in an Altman movie, the plot is close to meaningless and certainly uninteresting. Think of it as a series of "skits" on the fashion industry or, indeed, human nature, and you will find this enjoyable and humorous, if not insightful.

Tracy Ullman's story is quite diverting. Everett's character is absolutely right, those airheads are begging for it I swear. i know it's not at all intellectually considered but the only bit I really paid attention to was all the naked models at the end which, what anyone says was visually stimulating to me. So much so I rewound it and regretted i had sat through the previous hour and a half. They're really yummy. Mmmn. And yes, they're naked as a critique on fashion pretentions but the film fails many times on that level so one should try to enjoy the little that is there, which, in this case is some glum faced chicks with very fine bodies, simple as that.

I hated this movie, and to be honest, I don't know why I am posting a comment about it all these years later. This movie went on and on and on for what seemed like an eternity. I never did quite understand the plot and even Julia Roberts presence couldn't save this turkey for me. **SPOILER-The ending with all of the naked models walking down the runway grossed me out and made what was already an awful experience even worse. Save your money, this is another Hollywood bomb made by people just out to impress themselves rather than an audience. Yuck!

It's really incredible to see how such a veteran director like Robert Altman could make this highly stupid, boring and amateurish movie. The film tries to be a critical view on a superficial world (fashion industry) but it better should be critical about itself first!. Don't waste your time with this stuff, life is short and there are lots of good movies left to see...

It's hard to say anything about this movie. The guy played by Stephen Rea was a silly taking pictures of all of the woman who wanted him. He needs to go somewhere. They got him back. "Ready to Wear" was an interesting satire. It shows how crazy and ridiculous it is in the industry. The women were beautiful. Kim Basinger, Sophia Loren,Julia Roberts, Tracy Ullman were all characterized in different ways. Each had their own personalities. Ms. Roberts and Tim Robbins in the bed all day was funny. They just loved steaming up the room. That was something to see right there. There have been few films like "Ready to Wear" that shed so much light on one industry. The ending was crazy. The models coming out *(naked) was some serious mess. No way would I put that on the runway. That is the down part.

Even with a stellar cast it is nonsense and boring. How can someone make a movie about fashion in Paris and be so terrible? Looks like if someone is using their remote and trying to select a show! SKIP! Doesn't go anywhere. SKIP.

As another review wrote: "Altman was clearly saying with this film how ridiculous the fashion industry is." Unfortunately, you have to endure 2 hours of completely boring, unfunny "French farce" to get to the part of the film that makes this point. (That would be the last 5 minutes of the film) I could not stay awake through this totally predictable bore-fest. Julia Roberts gives a robotic performance here, and a list of incredibly talented actors and actresses are just wasted on a dull, uninspired script. The movie seems so contrived because of the bad direction, either that, or it was supposed to be a satire of "farce films". Either way, I thought this movie sucked.