Fresh
Observed without corny resolutions and paced to allow for reflection, the film is understated but spot on.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Lovely & Amazing
If you're hoping for the perfect family don't hold your breath.
2002 · 1h 32m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Nicole Holofcener
Overview
An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way, but whatever salvation they find is illusory and short-lived.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A film of this sort demands superb, seemingly effortless acting, and Holofcener gets it at every turn.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
This is a fine, funny, humane film.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Fresh
This is soap opera with a brain, as she reveals four people ... at their most unguarded and, therefore, honest and bitterly funny.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The ensemble Holofcener has assembled comprises some of the best actresses working today, and they inhabit their roles with the astringency and softness these characters demand.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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