Reception The Other Woman (2014 film)

mick lasalle — san francisco chronicle

justin chang of variety said, beneath wobbly pratfalls , scatological setpieces, there s no denying film s mean-spirited kick, or more-than-passing interest in makes women tick. hollywood reporter s critic todd mccarthy said: have helped if director nick cassavetes had resembling sure hand @ comedy. ignatiy vishnevetsky of a.v. club gave film grade c-, saying of sudden, spotted great dane squats in middle of manhattan apartment , out plop several gleaming, glistening cgi turds. s 1 of cases hollywood movie inadvertently summarizes in single shot. michael phillips of chicago tribune gave film 2 , half stars out of four, saying line line, s fresher number of guy-centric hangover -spawned affairs, despite director cassavetes lack of flair slapstick. boston globe s ty burr gave film 1 out of 4 stars , said, s first wives club rewritten younger, less demanding audiences, or 9 5 absolutely nothing @ stake. stephanie zacharek of village voice said, other woman doesn t give these actresses except ridiculous, if not sneaky , conniving.

claudia puig  — usa today

michael sragow of orange county register gave film grade c, saying film coarse, rickety comedy. richard corliss wrote time magazine 3 women less watchable , amusing nicki minaj carly s legal assistant lydia. film critic stephen holden of new york times said film dumb, lazy, clumsily assembled , unoriginal, crush actor forced execute leaden slapstick gags , mouth crude, humorless dialogue. james berardinelli of reelviews wondered, has come director nick cassavetes? , comparing career negatively of father, john cassavetes. berardinelli elaborated, comedown find him in charge of such unfocused, unfunny, scatologically-obsessed comedy. christy lemire of rogerebert.com gave film 2 out of 4 stars , said, while other woman raises thoughtful questions independence, identity , importance of sisterhood, rather poop on them , throw them through window in hopes of getting big laugh. wesley morris of grantland said, no 1 knows takes funny , aren t. more once, 3 women, poor upton, caught looking don t know re doing.

bilge ebiri of magazine new york said, can t shake feeling in world, these women – kate upton – have better material this. connie ogle of miami herald gave film 3 out of 4 stars , called film goofy, ridiculous, more gross-out humor strictly necessary still funny. falls category of girlfriend films – in, go girlfriends , leave date/partner/spouse @ home playstation or nba playoffs. colin covert of star tribune gave film 3 out of 4 stars, saying s escapist women s empowerment comedy many others, elevated simple virtue of being, of length, very, funny. ann hornaday of washington post gave film 1 , half stars out of four, saying movie generic , forgettable sofa-size art on characters walls. linda holmes wrote npr, calling film conceptually odious, stupid-to-the-bone enterprise ... betsy sharkey of los angeles times advised guys step away vehicle, because other woman out of control , intent on running down kind of male.

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