The Other Woman
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
16
Negative:
12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 24, 2014
The Other Woman ignores dozens of potentially edgy possibilities to tell the most banal story imaginable - and to do it badly. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineJordan OstererApr 23, 2014
The film is clearly wary of either being too saccharine or taking itself--or the notion of compulsive infidelity--too seriously, though its schadenfreude is unwavering. Read full review
37
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 24, 2014
Although The Other Woman nibbles around the edges of revealing truths about relationships, it leaves most of that potential behind, instead pursuing easy, exhausted cliches about zip-less marriages, upper class suburban drudgery, cynical careerism and dumb-but-sweet blondes. Read full review
33
HitfixDrew McWeenyApr 25, 2014
This thing swings from broad gross-out comedy to something that seems to be struggling to be a reflection of real life, and it never establishes a baseline reality. It is a strange misfire that is only saved from being a complete disaster by the efforts of the film's two leads. Read full review
30
The DissolveNathan RabinApr 24, 2014
The bigness of Mann’s performance can’t help but set the film’s tone, which goes manic and high-strung to the point of hysteria before settling down and becoming really stupid and gross. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianStephen WhittyApr 25, 2014
The only thing missing from this steaming casserole, in fact, is the one crucial ingredient: A sense of humor. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 24, 2014
It’s only mid-April, but I’m making an early reservation for The Other Woman to appear on my list of the 10 Worst Films of 2014. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 24, 2014
One of those loud, cringe-y female-empowerment comedies that feels like it was made by people who hate women. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartApr 23, 2014
Playing like a script that’s been moldering since Diane Keaton turned it down in 1983, The Other Woman is a weak adultery rom-com in which the most authentic performance comes from a non-housebroken Great Dane. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen HoldenApr 24, 2014
This female revenge comedy is so dumb, lazy, clumsily assembled and unoriginal, it could crush any actor forced to execute its leaden slapstick gags and mouth its crude, humorless dialogue. Read full review
20
The GuardianHenry BarnesApr 24, 2014
The Other Woman scrawls out a dumb dumb-feminist message with a big, fat marker pen. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanApr 24, 2014
So instead of the rom-com, we now have the “non-com.” The cardboard characters and predictable rhythms remain. But this time, we get all the comic cliches with none of the romance. Read full review
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