In Her Shoes (2005)
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.
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It also is another feather in the cap of director Curtis Hanson, whose three preceding pictures are L.A. Confidential, Wonder Boys and 8 Mile.
Directed by Curtis (L.A. Confidential) Hanson, written by Susannah (Erin Brockovich) Grant, and based on a Jennifer (Little Earthquakes) Weiner novel, it's a multigenerational chick flick.
He garnered universal acclaim for L.A. Confidential, continued critical acclaim for Wonder Boys and a surprising turn for urban street cred on 8 Mile.
Fans of director Hanson’s recent films – 8 Mile, Wonder Boys, and L.A. Confidential – will likely wonder what the director of such guy-oriented movies is doing suddenly helming this quintessential women’s picture – or chick flick, to use the vernacular.
Curtis Hanson hasn’t come close to matching L.A. Confidential or Wonder Boys with his last two films, which is a shame.