In Her Shoes (2005)

I'm just so surprised that this film failed to find an audience. Do girlfriends not have movie nights any more?

Toni Collette is, as ever, wonderful here. I was moved by her character: the girl who never felt as though she could quite measure up in the dating world, so she's dependable and successful and hard-working instead. I get that. I lived that. Cameron Diaz is also quite good as a lazy loser who relies on her sister to rescue her whenever she needs it -- which is often.

The movie cruises along at a decent clip that puts both women into phases of change quickly. I enjoyed both journeys -- loved seeing them each believably morph into more satisfying selves. It may be a chick flick, but it's not disposable. It deserves to be seen.

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