As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. For a comedic exploration of that concept, we go to 2014’s The Other Woman.

Successful NYC lawyer Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz) dates Mark King (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), a seemingly perfect man. However, when she drops in on him unannounced, she discovers a secret: Mark’s wife Kate (Leslie Mann).

To add to the shock, Carly and Kate soon discover that Mark also maintains a relationship with sexy “younger model” Amber (Kate Upton). In the face of all this betrayal, the three women unite to get their revenge on Mark.

I don’t know the origins of this particular genre. Other conjures memories of 1996’s First Wives Club, though it takes a different approach to the vengeance theme.

That one focused more on older women who felt replaced by their respective mates. By contrast, Other uses three ladies who all deal with the same man.

That distinction aside, both films exist as wish fulfillment for every woman jerked over by some piggish man. Both also present little more than a series of comedic scenes linked by a theme and little more.

Really, Other feels more like a concept for a movie than a fleshed-out tale. We get a series of set pieces organized around a basic concept but they rarely come together in a coherent manner.

Even worse, Other runs every comedic idea into the ground. The various sequences seem endless and last much longer than their thin ideas can support.

Other meanders terribly. Not only do the scenes tend to go on and on, but also they often feel superfluous and do little to advance the basic plot.

If Other boasted some laughs, I wouldn’t mind too much. Plenty of satisfying comedies come with the loosest of stories but muster so much amusement that it doesn’t matter.

Other fails to produce actual mirth. While it works overtime to attempt chortles from the viewers, it almost entirely fails, so we get a comedy with next to zero amusement.

At least First Wives Club came with a top-notch cast, with leads played by Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn. Other lacks the same star power.

Oh, Diaz is talented, though she seems wrong for the cold and dispassionate Carly. She can’t pull off the role’s hard-bitten personality.

Mann seems like a better fit, though she can’t do much with the part. Upton displays no acting skills at all, though she does look pretty, and the supporting cast lacks notables,

All of this leads to a predictable and meandering film. The Other Woman turns into a witless journey to nowhere.

The Other Woman appears in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. The movie came with an acceptable but unimpressive presentation.

Sharpness was erratic, so while most shots looked fine, many wides came across as oddly soft. This left us with decent but not great definition.

No problems related to jagged edges or moiré effects occurred, and I saw no edge haloes. Print flaws remained absent.

Teal dominated Other, along with some amber. The hues seemed fine given the design parameters.

Blacks showed reasonable depth, while shadows demonstrated acceptable clarity. This wasn’t a bad presentation, but it seemed surprisingly mushy for a modern movie.

The DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack of Other also seemed lackluster, mainly because it presented little sonic ambition. I don’t expect this sort of comedy to give me something to show off my system, but the soundfield for Other felt awfully bland nonetheless.

The front channels heavily dominated the piece, and they only sporadically offered much life of their own. Music provided pretty good stereo imaging, and effects spread out in a moderate manner.

In regard to the surrounds, they added some light reinforcement of the music and effects. However, I felt hard-pressed to cite any examples where I noticed prominent audio from the rear.

Although the scope of the track appeared bland, the quality of the audio felt fine. Speech came across as concise and well defined, so I discerned no concerns related to edginess or intelligibility.

Music showed good range and dynamics, as the score was bright and distinct throughout the movie. Despite their small role in the presentation, effects also seemed clean and accurate.

The mix featured acceptable bass response and clarity overall. It simply failed to present an engaging soundfield, so it earned only a lackluster “B-“.

Only minor extras appear, and we get a Gag Reel. It goes for three minutes, 32 seconds and brings the usual goofs and laughter.

In a similar vein, we find a five-minute, 18-second Giggle Fit. Here Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann as they struggle to get through a scene. It’s not especially interesting.

Eight Deleted/Alternate Scenes span a total of nine minutes, 48 seconds. These offer minor character and comedic elements but nothing memorable.

A Gallery presents 12 stills. These offer a bland compilation of images.

The disc opens with ads for The Fault In Our Stars and Belle. We also find the trailer for Other.

A laugh-oriented evenge fantasy at its core, The Other Woman lacks coherence. I could forgive its meandering ‘plot’ but its lack of comedic value makes it a rambling chore to watch. The Blu-ray brings acceptable but unimpressive picture and audio along with minor supplements. This turns into a mediocre disc for a forgettable movie.