Three women The film features four great women at the helm of its creative efforts: Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise, Gabrielle Creevey. These terrific actors headline Starz’s new drama, and over the course of 10 episodes, they’ve managed to captivate audiences. The script? Not so much. The emotions may run deep here in creator/producer Lisa Taddeo’s adaptation of her 2019 bestseller of the same name, but the atmosphere never rises above the midpoint in this translation, making this show about three women exploring female desire more disturbing than uplifting.
One might expect a certain amount of contemplation and mystical meandering from a series that features several people on separate paths to completely upend their lives and embark on a more empowering path, but this journey feels a bit unbalanced. You can feel it in several episodes, where its grip is still felt, but not quite as strong. Still, it’s not often that we get a series with such compelling actors. Watching each of them embody their characters and the circumstances they find themselves in is, in fact, more fun than the execution of the series itself. Combine that with the executive producer’s dedication to the material and Three women It's worth our time, although in the end we feel like the ride could have been smoother.
Different women, different dilemmas.
Back story Three women Lisa Taddeo, a veteran journalist, has spent nearly a decade interacting with women as she travels the country, delving into their lives more fully. Three women stand out in this edition, Gia Woodley is a character similar to Taddeo, finding her approaching them at different moments in time, hoping to capture their desires, disappointments, and infatuations, and thus their evolution.The series explores how these women deal with relationships, sex and their experiences, hoping to dispel any myths.
Joining Woodley, Gilpin, Wise, and Creevy is Blair Underwood (leggy), Jason Ralph, Blair Redford, John Patrick Amedori, and Austin Stowell. The story centers on Lena (Gilpin), a suburban Indiana housewife who has been in a passionless marriage for a decade. What begins as a passionate affair quickly turns into an all-consuming one, changing her life. Then there's Sloane (Weisz), a charming entrepreneur whose open marriage to Richard (Underwood) is severely disrupted when two new strangers in love break what seemed like an inextricable bond.
Pay attention to Maggie (Creevy). She’s a North Dakota student who accuses her married English teacher of having an affair—after the fact. Her story is of great relevance today, but it’s struggling writer Gia (Woodley) who sees something unique in all of these women, even as she grieves a family loss. When each of them agrees to share their personal stories and journeys with Gia, the writer—and by extension the audience—suddenly see a deeper insight into the lives of a kind of ordinary woman. The stories may be different, but the women share common bonds: expression and liberation..
Woodley, a fan favorite on the hit TV show Big little lies and far Movies, she becomes the fourth woman here by default. Of the women we meet, her voice tells us early on, “All they had was the audacity to believe they deserved more.” We eat. But soon enough, The structure of the series loses its cohesion.Most episodes are dedicated to highlighting one woman's experience. Episodes that weave multiple stories into an episodic framework stumble. Overall, the series would have benefited from a streamlined, single-story approach to storytelling.
Betty Gilpin steals the show.
There's a lot to love about Betty Gilpin, who moved from Shine to Mrs. Davis And he won over us. She steals the show in Three women It brought to Lena something raw, sometimes desperate, and all too visceral.The character is sure to be a hit with audiences. She is reminiscent of Meryl Streep's tormented Francesca in the 1995 film. Madison County BridgesWhile Lina lives in the modern world, she cannot escape the old marriage in which she finds herself trapped.
Lina's husband hasn't kissed his daughter in years, and we watch, layer by layer, as her repressed desires are finally released. Gilpin lights up the screen in this role with a performance that is not only convincing but downright charming.Among the three distinguished women, she stands out.
Changes from the best selling books
Lisa Taddeo handles each story with care. However, some things change from the source material. DeWanda Wise Sloan’s character goes from being an upper-class white woman from the East Coast to a wealthy black woman who takes control of her entire world. Or so she thinks. This transformation adds a layer of diversity to the cast, and while Fiercely sage and all-around original.The change seems forced. Big advantage: It's great to see Blair Underwood play her husband Richard opposite Weisz..
Gabrielle Creevey’s Maggie is a conundrum. She’s torn about whether she should file a complaint about an inappropriate relationship she had with a former teacher. The story is similar to many other movies and TV shows we’ve seen many times. True, these types of stories never go out of style, but there’s nothing new or innovative about the way Taddeo tells the story here.
Meanwhile, adaptations of bestsellers have come under question. Hollywood loves to step in every time a major bestseller is born. Taddeo’s work, described by The Atlantic as “a stunning work of literary reporting,” has become a cultural phenomenon. Not all phenomena make it to the screen. There is a certain appeal in keeping the magic on the page. However, Three women It offers enough of this magic.Bottom line: We could have cut an episode or two and made the entire series more interesting and exciting. But thanks to its strong female leads, the series remains engaging nonetheless. Binge watch it. Three women The series will premiere on Starz on September 13. Watch the trailer below.
