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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 18490
Released: October 23, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A FOLKSY SEASIDE CLAIRVOYANT MARRIES A NEW YORK BUTCHER, MOVESTO THE CITY AND CHARMS HER NEW NEIGHBORS.
Description of The Butcher's Wife:
Marina (Demi Moore), a blonde Southern belle with a clairvoyant streak, sees signs--a shooting star with two tails, a snowglobe that washes up on the beach, a wedding band inside of a fish--telling her that her true love is about to come ashore. And soon enough, a boat lands on the beach in front of her home; only the guy inside is a stout butcher from New York City named Leo (George Dzundza). Still, portents are portents, and the next thing you know she's married and running barefoot around a butcher's shop in Greenwich Village, where she inspires various residents with her predictions. Leo, however, is creeped out by his wife's abilities, and encourages her to see Alex (Jeff Daniels), a psychiatrist who works across the street. To placate him, she does--and soon begins to suspect that she's misread her signs and married the wrong man. The Butcher's Wife could use a little more humor about Marina's powers (her pronouncements are dizzyingly earnest), but the movie is buoyed by a fantastic supporting cast, particularly Margaret Colin as a soap-opera actress, Frances McDormand as a lesbian dress-shop owner, and Mary Steenburgen as a dowdy church choir leader who just wants to sing the blues. Like Marina, you know what's going to happen, but the cast manages to make getting there charming. --Bret Fetzer
The Butcher's Wife Reviews:
Light Hearted Comedy with Cute Twists 
2009-09-09 - Demi Moore plays a naive, sheltered young woman who "dreams" the man she will marry will visit the small island she inhabits off the east coast. He turns out to be a butcher from NY. They marry quickly and problems arise as people discover that she is psychic, leading to all kinds of comical mix-ups. Mary Steenberger is terrific as a shy church choir leader who dreams of being a blues singer. Cute, silly, chick flick.
A hilarious love story! 
2009-08-23 - I laught out loud every time I watch this movie. It is about love, about hope, about kindness and optimism, about staying true to yourself. Watch it! You won't regret it!
The psychiatrist meets the psychic 
2008-12-17 - Some people seem to like this kind of mindless movie.
The best thing in the movie for me was the blues singing of
Mary Steenburgen. I didn't find the idea of science meeting pseudo-psi very funny. But it is a romantic comedy and they usually make even less sense than this one where the psychic marries the wrong guy. The acting of Demi Moore is really pretty bad, but Jeff Daniels is just not much better.
Delightful romantic comedy with supernatural plotline
2008-05-25 - Demi Moore, a psychic with long blonde curls? Yes, but it works and she is charming and cute in this fun flick that is worth more than one viewing. Predictable? Sure. But who cares? It is a great way to spend a little leisure time.
I also found it funny, especially Jeff Daniels as the shrink who doesn't know that he is already in love with the butcher's wife, long before they both find out they are each other's "split aparts". In the meantime, Demi's Marina character is busy match-making the neighbors, and then her own husband!
It's Fun!!!!!!
2008-01-27 - The movie nor the actors would win Academy Awards but it's a story that's just plain fun and a "no brainer" if you simply want to be entertained. A young Demi Moore showed her potential as an actress. Performances by Jeff Daniels, Mary Steenburgen, George Dzundza and Margaret Colin were delightful. We had a good time watching this one....again.
