IFC Films | Release Date: December 7, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
6
Negative:
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83
Intriguingly puts two distinct, strong women together as if to pose the question, just what is a strong woman? By the film's end, that question is tough to answer.
80
Mr. Stettner has a serious subject here -- how the hurts that women suffer at the hands of men can be internalized more deeply than the victims know -- and his film is graced with a stunning performance by Ms. Channing.
80
Looking back at the film, I don't buy all this, but no matter; Channing is so stormy, so keen to unleash her resentments, that for an hour or so you do believe in Julie. [17 Dec 2001, p.98]
63
You know the line about paying to hear a great actor read a phonebook? I'd pay to see Channing just leaf through one.
63
This is a movie that really has little to offer but performances and ideas. For a while, that's enough.
63
Isn't much more than ''Baise-Moi'' in business suits as they deconstruct sisterhood with an expense account, but their duets sizzle.
63
Even though The Business of Strangers loses its nerve in the third act -- you'll wish Stettner had dared to push things further.