All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

I confess that I bought this DVD because its price was just 4.99 euros. I expected the typical comedy where two people swap, fantasy hilarious situations and so on. But I was wrong. I watched this with my wife (we are near sixty) and we laughed and cried and discussed and then discussed again. This movie is great! The script was brilliant. Acting was more than adequate and directing and cinematography were correct.I suggest it to everybody, young and old people. 8/10

Is it possible to appreciate a movie and not like it at all? I learned long ago in film school how much it hurts to receive criticism on a project you've poured your heart into, so I'll try to keep my review mostly positive.The acting in In Her Shoes is fantastic. Toni Collette personifies the role, so much so that you can't even imagine anyone else being cast as Rose. She's a hard worker, a realist, a secret believer in love, and struggles between self-loathing and enjoying the good when it comes. Above all, she's the "good kid", the responsible one in comparison to her flighty, stupid, floozy sister Maggie. I'm not trying to be mean by calling her stupid; she contains neither book smarts nor common sense. Cameron Diaz tries to shed her American golden girl image by portraying an incredibly unlikable villain, and it works. Part of the reason I don't like Cameron Diaz is because I can't shake this movie's performance from my mind. Shirley MacLaine plays the girls' estranged grandmother, and she gives a surprisingly warm and feminine performance.My problem with the movie is the message of the story. The two sisters continually clash until Cameron Diaz does the unforgivable and Toni Collette kicks her out, leaving her to flounder on her own. I won't give any spoilers, but at the heart of the story is a "family is family" theme. I don't subscribe to that theory. I don't think being blood related to someone gives them the right to trample all over your life with the assurance of unconditional love and forgiveness. The entire duration of the movie, I side with Toni. I have no sympathy for Cameron, even when she's tossed out on her fanny. Since I'm not on board with the entire point of the movie, it's hard for me to enjoy watching it.My favorite part of the movie is Mark Feuerstein's EWF character. He's ridiculously cute, totally Every Woman's Fantasy. So whenever I'm forced to watch In Her Shoes with my mom, at least there's eye candy to pass the time! Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to graphic sex scenes, and some adult themes, I wouldn't let my kids watch it. Also, there may or may not be a rape scene, so keep that in mind.

I've seen this a few times now and always really enjoy it. Cameron Diaz is amazing as the irresponsible party girl and Toni Collette is always good, here she plays the responsible driven sister. It lines up like your regular romantic comedy/drama but the story is much deeper and I love discovering why 'Maggie' drinks so much and behaves the way she does.After an indiscretion with 'Rose's' boyfriend she goes to stay with the grandmother they didn't know they had and it gets even better with the inclusion of Shirley MacLain and all the characters at the retirement village. One of my favorite scenes would have to be Maggie struggling to read to the blind, aging professor (Norman Lloyd) Powerful and sad.This movie really is about family and I like how the past is slowly revealed and all members in this damaged family get a chance to heal. I'm also partial to 'Rose' running up those infamous steps in Philadelphia. 03.02.14

Directed by Curtis Hanson, with a great script by Susannah Grant, "In Her Shoes" is the story of two sisters, a family secret, and an estranged grandmother. It stars Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Ken Howard, Richard Burgi, Mark Feuerstein, Norman Lloyd, Francine Beers, and Jerry Adler.The Feller sisters, Maggie and Rose, couldn't be more different. Maggie (Diaz) is a gorgeous, leggy blond who sleeps around, takes money from guys, and steals. Rose (Collette) is the frumpy brain, an attorney involved with a partner at the firm. Her big indulgence is incredible shoes, which she purchases when she needs to give herself a lift. When they were children, their mother died in a car accident, and their father (Howard) remarried.After a disastrous stay with Rose, Maggie, unwelcome by Rose and her stepmother, decides to move to New York to pursue a career as an actress, not letting her dyslexia and near illiteracy stand in her way. Then she finds dozens of cards from a grandmother (MacLaine) she never knew in Florida and decides to go there instead.This is a beautiful story of reconnection and learning who you are through different kinds of love - sisterly, grandmotherly, man-woman, as each sister takes a road that will lead her back to the another."In Her Shoes" is perfectly cast, from Diaz's flirtatious, vagabond Maggie, MacLaine's strong but heartbroken Ella, to Toni Collette's lonely, insecure Rose and a magnificent supporting cast, each of whom makes a lasting impression.An unforgettable, unapologetically sentimental story that'll have you reaching for Kleenex - the whole box.