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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldAltman always manages to pop up with another masterpiece -- and darned if he hasn't done it again.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFunny and ebullient look at a man in full confusion.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSome will dislike its shaggy-dog screenplay and restless camera work, and others may find its finale too postfeminist for comfort.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsOne of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumPrior to its hyperbolic final act, this is one of Robert Altman's most skillful and least bombastic features in some time.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyGere breaks through with what may or may not be his best performance.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThe movie's pleasures extend even to the visuals, which are more lustrous than in any other Altman movie.
- 60TV Guide MagazineStephen MillerTV Guide MagazineStephen MillerRapp's snappy, loquacious and catty script gives the predominantly female ensemble plenty to chew on.
- 42Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganBad comedy.
- 40Film.comElizabeth WeitzmanFilm.comElizabeth WeitzmanThough it starts out as amusing satire, the jokes become as neurotic as Dallas' female population, and the film spins out of control in every way.