The Women

"There are no men to be seen in The Women. They are discussed, telephoned, and mused about but they remain off screen at all times. For a while it’s like a bad episode of The Twilight Zone, in which ladies have learned to breed amongst themselves and the chaps are now forgotten relics, whose only record of prior existence lies in moth-eaten books at the bottom of musty museum basements."

"The Women is less about getting even than about inspiring that same mushy sense of female empowerment you might find in a Tyler Perry meller, complete with manic mood swings and full-blown diva moments."

"Never provides a compelling reason for revisiting George Cukor’s original."

"A witless, straining mess."

"As a well-crafted, well-written and well-acted entertainment, it drew me in and got its job done."

"The film repeatedly sacrifices dramatic punch for political correctness."

"It’s like an alternative-reality Sex And The City with unfabulous clothes. A bad idea’s made worse by below-average execution and underwhelming performances."