Stepford Wives Remake

I was reading The Guide in The Guardian this morning, and it said that:

"The Stepford Wives continues the long and hallowed tradition of taking movies that were not particularly good in the first place and remaking them into films that are atrocious."

Now, I'm no fan of Nanette Newman (anyone remember the Fairy adverts?), and of course there are better Ira Levin novels and adaptations, notably Rosemary's Baby, but I really like The Stepford Wives (original) - just in the same way that I like Coma. Of course the follow-up The Stepford Children was unmitigated pap, but I - for one - am a fan of the original. Mind you, from the look of the trailer, The Guide was spot on about the remake - ...and another thing, what's with the sudden reverence for Nicole Kidman? She's on a roll at the moment, but I've never found her particularly versatile. To Die For was good Kidman, Malice was bad, Cold Mountain was good, (I can't stand Moulin Rouge so I can't comment) Eyes Wide Shut was bad, and I can't remember what she's like in Flirting, the first film I saw her in (with Thandie Newton, I think). She's sometimes good, but is she really great? Or is it down to the whole Cruise-Kidman divorce thang?