The Other Woman
IFC Films | Release Date: February 4, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
New York PostLou LumenickFeb 4, 2011
The Other Woman isn't a perfect film, but it makes better use of her (Portman) talents than her other current movie, "No Strings Attached." Read full review
63
ObserverUna LaMarcheFeb 1, 2011
Has brief moments of levity and charm, but mostly it's depressing. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 26, 2011
It may work for those in search of a good cry but as a story of a damaged woman to touch the soul, it misses the mark. Read full review
60
TimeRichard CorlissFeb 5, 2011
The Other Woman earns a viewer's respect for the grace notes that director-screenwriter Don Roos finds beneath these familiar tunes, for the unassertive skill with which he paints upper-class life on the Upper East Side, and for the rightness of the performances. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 4, 2011
The one person who does appreciate Emilia is Portman - which is what saves The Other Woman from the easy judgment toward which it so often appears to be edging. Read full review
60
Time OutLisa RosmonFeb 1, 2011
The problem, however, lies squarely with Portman herself, who (Oscar nod or no) seems unlikely to ever achieve a tone between histrionic and affectless. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayFeb 3, 2011
The book may have been too unwieldy for Roos to wrangle. There's a lot of story (and backstory) here, which Roos tries to squeeze in every which way. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottFeb 3, 2011
In spite of its air of seriousness and sophistication, The Other Woman feels oddly shapeless and pokey. Read full review
50
MovielineElvis MitchellFeb 2, 2011
Roos works from the edge of a precipice as well, distending the melodrama in his films until it finally tumbles in subtle, observant satire; Kudrow, who etches each pause in acid, was born to speak his dialogue. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumJan 26, 2011
Opportunities for bad behavior abound in Waldman's novel - the author's prerogative. Roos, though, hasn't cracked the puzzle of how to explore that behavior on screen in such a way that the characters behave badly in interesting, rather than arbitrary, ways. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerFeb 5, 2011
It becomes a parade of interpersonal conflict and miserable circumstances that adds up to nothing less than angst-porn. Read full review
40
SlateDana StevensFeb 4, 2011
Natalie Portman may have the black swan and the white swan down, but she's still working on the gray. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenFeb 3, 2011
This soapy drama manages to be both half-baked and overcooked. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonFeb 1, 2011
Though lazily mocking hyper-vigilant parenting, the film treats the moldiest clichés - as gospel. Read full review
10
SalonAndrew O'HehirFeb 3, 2011
Inside of five minutes I felt an urgent, blinding hatred for almost all its grotesquely overprivileged characters. Read full review
0
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFeb 3, 2011
Lest my own reaction be misconstrued, let me explain that I didn't like a single one of these insufferable narcissists, the kid included. Read full review
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