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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufIt may be his (Greenaway's) breeziest and kindest-hearted effort to date.
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldWith its convoluted pretentiousness, heavy use of metaphors and obscure references to art, fails to maintain interest.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA nod to Fellini--and that "half" turns out to be a typically dark Greenaway twist. Yet this film, one of Greenaway's most amusing and accessible, actually arrives at moments of tenderness, even love, fleeting though they may be.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough his film is breathtakingly art-directed, Greenaway wallows in epater le bourgeois nastiness -- his inner naughty child could use a good paddling.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIts message is quite simple and all too familiar: when it comes to sex, all men are little boys.
- 38Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachGreenaway's film is about making people's jaws drop.
- 25San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonIt's downright boring.
- 20Film.comHenry Cabot BeckFilm.comHenry Cabot BeckThis anti-narrative screwball comedy, a sort of police-drama re-enactment of Fellini's themes in "8 1/2," keeps most of the jokes off-screen.
- 12New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanMore prettily photographed pretentious rubbish from the ridiculous Peter Greenaway.
- 10Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe deeply ridiculous 8 1/2 Women could have been made only by a cranky dotard.