It's about sibling rivalry and bonding. It's about two sisters, the elder one Rose, stable, frumpy, prim and proper. And Maggie, insensitive, self-centered and wayward. The story is about how the siblings reconcile their differences, come to terms with themselves and each other. Adapted from a novel, the situations are predictable, but it has some good performances from the three lead actors, has a good feel about it and is a fairly good entertainer.
Rose and Maggie (Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz) are sisters and share a close bonding, but are diametrically opposite in their thoughts and attitude. Rose is an attorney at a top law firm, never comfotable with her clothes or her weight, her one joy in life being her shoes, she investing heavily in them, as she thinks they fit her well. Maggie is the wayward one, in and out of relationships, and jobs. Maggie is forced to move out after she seduces Rose's boyfriend. How they discover their true selves, and make peace with each other forms the rest of the script.
There is the sub-plot of their mother's mysterious death. And of their estranged grandmother, where Maggie goes to after being thrown out of her sister's house. It's a retirement home she's living in, and grandma soon puts Maggie on the right track, making her a more responsible, sensitive human. The film has some good performances from Diaz, Collette, and Maclaine as the astute grandma.
In Her Shoes
