Must Watch: The Women

The Women is about Meg Ryan’s character going to get a manicure by gossip-y white girl that reveals Meg Ryan’s character’s husband is cheating on her. See, this is why you go to a Vietnamese nail salon.

This film is perfect for the anti Sex and the City girl, if you want to see a female protagonist make a change, hate men, and love funny gags, this is for you. It is an adaptation of the American play The Women. The story watched today, still feels timeless and relatable, it covers female friendship, navigating careers, and marriage.

Clothing designer Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) appears to have it all: a beautiful home in Connecticut, a successful husband, a lovely daughter, and the support of a close circle of friends -- led by magazine editor Sylvie Fowler (Annette Bening). When Mary learns her husband is cheating, her pals rally around her. But his infidelity does not compare to the betrayal Mary feels when Sylvie spills the beans about the affair to a gossip columnist she wants to hire for her magazine.