| Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 14, 2021 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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19
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May 13, 2021
The Woman in the Window has both flash and fizzle. Amy Adams is great in the lead role, presenting us with a shattered recluse who wages war on lucidity daily, but the rest of the cast, while noteworthy, are sort of relegated to being plot pawns. Still, if you're looking for a higher class of claustrophobic Noir, and don't care too much about the resolution, there's a playfulness on display here that might scratch an airport novel itch.
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The Film StageMay 13, 2021
Concluding so tidily that one is almost kept on their toes expecting a very last-minute rug-pull, the film seems to bear no cohesive vision, the kind of picture that would be described as “three movies in one”––not in a good way. The final result being neither dramatically satisfying nor entertaining as a stylistic exercise, discovering what exactly The Woman in the Window tried for before reshoots and re-editing may offer a more compelling mystery.
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May 13, 2021
An all-star slow-burn mystery for much of its 102-minute runtime until it suddenly decides to become a vomitous reveal-fest doling out all its twists as fast as possible. A storytelling choice, for sure, and one that wastes a talented crew of actors and fails to pay proper homage to the old-school films it references.
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SlashfilmMay 13, 2021
The Woman in the Window is so silly and broad that it begins to border on camp, and I have a feeling this could become the type of cheesy dreck that people get a hoot out of if they follow Anna’s lead and down one or two or ten bottles of wine. By the time the film climaxes with multiple predictable but utterly preposterous twists, you’ll probably be reaching for a bottle yourself.
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