Waiting to Exhale
Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.
Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you f...
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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1995
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Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
22 Dec 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$16,000,000
Revenue:
$81,452,156
Awards:
9 wins & 10 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Never escapes the queasy aura of Melrose Place: just another story about beautiful people with small problems.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
fresh:
A pleasant if undemanding piece of work that is diverting to sit through though it won't stand up to any kind of rigorous examination.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb 2001
rotten:
You want the movie to stomp and rejoice and cry like a fool; instead it meanders and lollygags, occasionally flaring up, then sputtering again.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
This sister-celebratory adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling book is frequently delightful.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The male-bashing taken to an extreme in Waiting to Exhale is starting to seem a little like crack for the female psyche, exhilarating in the short term but ultimately crippling and dangerous.
– Joan Walsh,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000