In the Land of Women
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 20, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
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9
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17
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
Solid acting, especially from the women, and a few good Colin Farrell jokes make this familiar tale better than it probably should be. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
What gives In the Land of Women its singular charm is the charismatic Adam Brody, the star of TV's "The OC." Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Enjoyable for a movie in which pretty much nothing happens. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
If you can get past the lips, Ryan gives a touching performance as a woman determined to battle her cancer while knowing life offers no guarantees except death -- an understanding no doubt sharpened by Kasdan's own experience battling Hodgkin's disease as a teenager. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Uneven and affecting movie. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Fresh, funny and perceptive. Read full review
70
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Kasdan has made a winning if overly pat first feature notable for its keen ear, its preference for character over plot and its refreshing modesty. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The 27-year-old Kasdan displays an ability to bring a refreshing, human touch to what could be overly familiar material that echoes what his father did in films like "The Big Chill" and "Body Heat." Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Manages to be entertaining, largely because of the appealing Adam Brody. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStina Chyn
Isn't a bad film per se--it’s just an empty film. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
A strong cast struggles valiantly to rise above Lifetime material in In the Land of Women, an appealingly scruffy if overly programmatic drama. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Despite 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. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Kasdan 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. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The 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. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This comedy drama is capably acted and undeniably touching in spots. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
With its wry tone and mild emotional disturbances, In the Land of Women is less a chick flick than a chick flicker. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Despite its desperate attempts to appeal to every possible age group, there is no obvious audience for this movie. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
To his credit, writer-director Jonathan Kasdan is sensitive and observant...But he doesn't know what he's talking about, not really, and though he structures the film around his areas of ignorance, that only works partially. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
In the Land of Women sounds like a piece of cheap science fiction about the last man on earth. If you're the lovelorn mother and daughter in Jonathan Kasdan's first movie, a grating romantic drama, that's painfully close to the truth. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The picture is so gentle, it barely leaves an impression. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
Probably needed more originality than is on display. With an age-old cinema theme of a young man's maturation, it also needs to land female ticket-buyers but seems a lot like something women could find at home on the WE channel. Read full review
42
The 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. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Soppy, schematic weepie. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
Most of this is harmless enough, but Kasdan's Hollywood logic is simply too implausible. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Grose
Maudlin, formulaic affair. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The meek, mopey comedy In the Land of Women is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream: a softer, fuzzier "Garden State." Read full review
38
PremiereEthan Alter
Like the equally dull romantic drama "Catch and Release," which was in theaters for a nanosecond back in January, In the Land of Women strains to convince the audience to that it's telling a real story about real people. But with its glossy visuals and photo-shoot ready cast, the movie ends up presenting us with the very opposite of reality. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
In the Land of Women is one of those films informed by intimate personal experience - the experience of seeing "Garden State." Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Combines hugs and ''pain'' and dialogue so fakey-cute it makes your ears hurt. Read full review
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