Pun Salad

In the whole genre of chick flicks, this is one of the chickiest. I contemplated getting a DNA check afterward to make sure my Y chromosome hadn't vanished.

It's the story of a bunch of women with varied problems: one has been dumped by her hubby, one's been through six of them. There's one who just kind of forgot to have any kind of social life while concentrating on her doggies instead, and there's an accident-prone lesbian, not that there's anything wrong with that. And a repressed high-school French teacher, who's disappointed that her husband didn't take her to France, as promised, instead heading out for the NBA playoffs.

So they all decide to discuss the six Jane Austen novels, one per month. If you were counting in the last paragraph, you'll notice that they're one person short. Naturally, they pick up a guy, named (I am not making this up) "Grigg", a wealthy science fiction fan, cheerfully clueless about Austen. He also fills one of the "young tempting hunk" roles in the movie.

As the movie moves through the books and months, various things happen to the club members and their significant others. It's very contrived, and too talky in parts, but still held my interest. You don't have to know anything about Jane Austen or her works to follow along, although it might help.