Woman boasts an unexpected edginess, as well as a terrific performance from Kimberly Elise.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
22 Oct 2004
fresh:
It is more a public service announcement than a movie, but it has to be more useful to its audience than a summer blockbuster offering Halle Berry's tips on how to use a bullwhip.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
22 Oct 2004
fresh:
There is little to like about many of the hard characters we meet. Yet the film has a core generosity.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
22 Oct 2004
rotten:
As a film it plays like a heavy-handed morality tale one might come across on a middling cable network.