Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.
The writing is very clever and it is a hoot watching the celebrated cast ham it up.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
9 Dec 2013
fresh:
The cast is the main attraction in Francois Ozon's witty, even touching 8 Women.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
9 Dec 2013
fresh:
A note of genuine sadness sneaks through at the end, but for the most part, enjoying 8 Women involves coming to terms with its artificiality and learning to appreciate it from a distance. Behind all that thick glass, it's still a work of art.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
9 Dec 2013
rotten:
For all the tumultuous entrances and flouncing exits, the eight principals manage maybe three laughs among them.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
9 Dec 2013
fresh:
Seduction is more important than deduction in this chic display of star quality to the eighth power.