The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Unnecessary harassment scheme; wife disputed
In the discussion (5)
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- Weak link: the harassment scheme is unnecessary to framing Tom for the failed CD-ROMs, although it is necessary to the movie's premise and marketing. — Bill Simmons
- One participant names the wife as weak link, arguing that she adds little and inconsistently supports Tom; another participant had her under aged worst. The suggestion that Tom should instead partner with Meredith begins here. — Bill Simmons
- The wife is criticized for insufficient anger and inconsistent characterization, unlike Jeanne Tripplehorn's Basic Instinct character, who continually exposes the protagonist's nature. — Bill Simmons
- A defense reads the wife's doubt as showing how harassment victims are questioned even by loved ones. Dennis Miller's response is compared with victim-blaming arguments heard in the 1990s; the hosts explicitly reject those arguments as excuses. — Bill Simmons
- The wife is still judged too forgiving, with a proposed scene of renewed anger over mundane requests such as coffee. — Bill Simmons