I'll preface by saying the movie is hilarious, has a ton of iconic moments, and is definitely worth the watch.

But, this is a big BUT, as a woman I think it fell flat in its feminist ideas.

It basically, as usual, defined womanhood by motherhood which is a critical pitfall in my opinion, especially with a prominent cast member being a trans woman - making it a pristine opportunity to at least add a single line about women stepping away from the mother's role, and how it doesn't define our femininity or us as women.

The movie also failed in showing the negative effects of patriarchy on men themselves.

And while its plot contained a revolution it ended with a return to status quo, as usual for Hollywood, can't change, eh?

It had a very good premise to show the negatives of both matriarchy and patriarchy, and choose to present what true equality might look like, but chose not to.

It made the entire message fall flat. And since this philosophy played a big role in the plot itself, I feel like it was very disappointing.