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  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. It's a glamorous revenge romp, a "9 to 5" mixed with "Auntie Mame," and it gives each star the opportunity to do her best work in a long, long time.
  2. Reviewed by: Leonard Klady
    The familiar setup sparkles a little brighter here thanks to the ensemble and their deft delivery of the bitchy dialogue in Robert Harling's adaptation of the Olivia Goldsmith novel.
  3. It's funnier, and bitchier, than Clare Boothe Luce's "The Women," and, best of all, it showcases three wonderful actresses who have rarely been better.
  4. Yet with so much going for it, the film's creators have made the classic Hollywood choice and treated its actresses like flesh-and-blood special effects. If you've got talent like this, or so the theory goes, a coherent story is a luxury that can be dispensed with.
  5. 50
    There is undoubtedly a movie to be made about this material -- a different movie.
  6. 50
    But as badly as the younger women in The First Wives Club are treated, none of the three central characters, with whom we're supposed to identify so strongly, comes off that well either.
  7. 30
    For all their sass, brass and bewitchery, the starring troika can't breathe life into these characters, much less transform them from women scorned into hellbent furies.

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  1. LorenR.
    Sep 1, 2007
    I absolutely LOVE this movie!!!! It's been my favorite for years! A MUST SEE!
  2. SilviaC.
    Sep 1, 2007
    What else could you expect from such a fabulous cast? Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stockard Channing, and Victor Garber . A stunning performance by all. A classic. Collapse