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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAs a well-crafted, well-written and well-acted entertainment, it drew me in and got its job done.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyEnglish wrangles her talent like a virtuoso. Best is Murphy Brown herself, Candice Bergen.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIt's fascinating trying to separate the thirties material from the mostly maladroit additions.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe film repeatedly sacrifices dramatic punch for political correctness.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie is a feminist lesson instead of what it should have been (and once was): a tough, synthetic, high-gloss entertainment that wears its heart on its lacquered fingernails.
- 40VarietyVarietyThe Women is less about getting even than about inspiring that same mushy sense of female empowerment you might find in a Tyler Perry meller, complete with manic mood swings and full-blown diva moments.
- It's a high-powered cast, but it has painfully little to work with, apart from widely varying humor.
- 33The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe original was a tart dipped in acid; this one's a biscuit sprinkled in Splenda.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's a major dud.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceIsn't so much incompetent as it is hopelessly tame and muddled.