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Waiting to Exhale
1995
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10
Negative reviews
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3.0
Devoted fans of the book will heave a sigh of relief for this Exhale, since, despite its flaws, it remains an exhilarating blast.
EW
3.8
I am not sure that is always the right tone, however.There are times when the material needs more sharpness, harder edges and bitter satire instead of ..
Rogerebert
5.0
But even if scenes like this make Martians sit low in their seats, this sister celebratory adaptation of Terry McMillans best selling book is frequent ..
2.5
You want the movie to stomp and rejoice and cry like a fool; instead it meanders and lollygags, occasionally flaring up, then sputtering again.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
Devine and Hines contribute the finest, most understated performances.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Waiting To Exhale offers a winning portrait of the sassy black sister solidarity of four Phoenix women who are unlucky in love.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
4.0
This movie confirms Mann as one of the most distinctive and skilled of current American directors.
Independent
1.9
When Robin asks, Dont we hear this on Sally and Oprah every day you may be inclined to agree.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
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Emanuellevy
4.5
The male bashing taken to an extreme in Waiting to Exhale is starting to seem a little like crack for the female psyche, exhilarating in the short ter ..
Salon
3.1
However, the spectacular visual effects and production design mattered much more to me than the cardboard space fillers passed off as characters.
Mr Brown Movies
3.5
A pleasant if undemanding piece of work that is diverting to sit through though it wont stand up to any kind of rigorous examination.
Calendar Live
2.5
There are some humorous observations, irrefutable truths and good performances that make this movie worthwhile to those in a man bashing mindframe.
Boxoffice Magazine
2.0
Waiting to Exhale takes its old fashioned soap opera formula and refurbishes it for the age of Oprah.
News Week
3.1
Overall, the film never quite hints at answers or even much comprehension of the problems, but it should fit the bill for those looking for empathic c ..
Cine Matter
2.5
With one possible exception, none of its women is at all likable.
Sacramento Bee
3.0
The editing effects were kind of weird...It was fine. How come none of the men wore sleeves
Podomatic
1.5
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