In Her Shoes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 7, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
14
Negative:
1
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The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Not once does this ruffled sweetness seem like Hanson’s natural terrain. "Wonder Boys" took emotional risks, daring to suggest that with age comes not wisdom but confusion and crummy robes, whereas everything in the new film is designed to slot together with an optimistic click. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
It's absolutely the classiest big-screen version of chick lit we're ever likely to see. But it still has all the lasting flavor of a Chiclet. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Artificial in both its dialogue and its construction, the film only works - on those occasions when it works - because of the sincere performance by the underrated Toni Collette. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Diaz and Collette are believable as sisters, but their performances rarely surprise -- in a more interesting movie world, they'd have switched roles. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A bungled mess that spends an hour creating two characters whose lives are about as believable as a successful ambush set by Wile E. Coyote for the Roadrunner. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Emotions too often get ladled unconvincingly. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Overlong, undercooked drama. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The people who made this film -- particularly the ones responsible for the story and the dialogue -- should look no further when trying to understand why In Her Shoes lands with such little impact. The characters seem authentic -- until the chick-flick template distorts them. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Although much of the bloat can be traced to the script, via the Jennifer Weiner novel, let's not absolve director Curtis Hanson from his fat share of the blame. Read full review
50
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
For you guys out there stuck with a lady-friend looking for that "Beaches" replacement, here it is. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
The whole exercise feels hopelessly shallow and artificial. In Her Shoes is basically a double-date romantic comedy, in which not one but two women find themselves and learn to live and love again, etc. etc., and while it's well-acted on most counts, it's also as plodding as it is obvious. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
The movie's a bust in myriad ways, especially because almost every scene possesses the oily feel of manipulation and condescension. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Ultimately, it's too self-conscious of its role in the marketplace and too hamstrung by its source material to risk being honest at the expense of being liked. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
There'd be nothing wrong with this if the film 'fessed up to its kitschy soul. Instead, it pretends to be the high-minded drama it's not. Read full review
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