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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenKasdan has made a winning if overly pat first feature notable for its keen ear, its preference for character over plot and its refreshing modesty.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA strong cast struggles valiantly to rise above Lifetime material in In the Land of Women, an appealingly scruffy if overly programmatic drama.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenDespite a title that makes this movie sound as though it might be the latest madcap offering from Pedro Almodóvar, In the Land of Women is a much more conventional affair – a tame yet appealing melodrama about finding one's self that is alternately formulaic and unique.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsKasdan has inherited much of his father's surface skills; he knows how to round out a scene and keep things on story point. But In the Land of Women doesn't for a moment feel messy and chaotic where it counts.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie refuses to descend into the cute smarminess of a mutual recovery drama, thanks to originally conceived characters. We're always wondering -- and wonderfully surprised -- by their choices.
- 42The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan Rabin"Women" confirms that the only thing less enjoyable than enduring long, drawn-out conversations about feelings and relationships in real life is watching movies about people having long, drawn-out conversations about feelings and relationships.
- 42Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerSoppy, schematic weepie.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteMost of this is harmless enough, but Kasdan's Hollywood logic is simply too implausible.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceMaudlin, formulaic affair.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanCombines hugs and ''pain'' and dialogue so fakey-cute it makes your ears hurt.