This is a tv movie with three sections based on works by three writers. I would recommend viewing it for entertainment value. But there are flaws that also make it quite interesting . The first vignette is hard to watch. The dialogue is not realistic. It's only saving grace is Elizabeth McGovern, whose performance attempts to make something out of the story line. But I personally have a hard time believing that someone with her beauty would have sex with a guy who looks like Elmer Fudd just because they are both traveling on the same train. That scene was nauseating.
The second vignette was the weakest of the three. Peter Weller is just mugging and being semi-amusing while Molly Ringwald speaks her lines like someone doing their first high school play. The contrast is stunning when the third segment begins, a story based on Hemingway. James Woods and Melanie Griffith are great in their parts. Suddenly there are characters on the screen who actually seem real. In fact I would suggest watching the last two segments of this movie if I were to illustrate the difference between a talented vs not so talented actors. So "Women and Men" is worth checking out.
The second vignette was the weakest of the three. Peter Weller is just mugging and being semi-amusing while Molly Ringwald speaks her lines like someone doing their first high school play. The contrast is stunning when the third segment begins, a story based on Hemingway. James Woods and Melanie Griffith are great in their parts. Suddenly there are characters on the screen who actually seem real. In fact I would suggest watching the last two segments of this movie if I were to illustrate the difference between a talented vs not so talented actors. So "Women and Men" is worth checking out.