8 Women
User Score
6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17

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  1. AndrejP.
    May 24, 2003
    10
    Ozon's witty subversion of classic film conventions and genres, including the '50s Technicolor musical, soap operas and whodunit mysteries - which could have easliy turned out a gaudy mess, but instead is as carefully coordinated as the obviously Dior-inspired costumes - together with the eight women's perfectly pitched and balanced performances, renders this, in my opinion, one of the most original recent movies. It is full of irony and intrigue and has a constantly unfurling, twisting and sometimes shocking plot, with each character featured in an emotional and defining musical interlude. Each secret that is revealed adds another level of paradoxical lunacy and dysfunctionality to the '50s bourgeois artifice that provides the movie's theatrical backdrop. All in all, a lot of fun, one that I'm definitely getting on dvd to own!… Expand
  2. ThomasE.
    Jul 28, 2004
    10
    Really entertaining. The best actors to ever grace the screen together. only the ending is below brilliant.

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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    75
    An ebullient toast to grande dames: part homage, part camp, all artifice and a thoroughly entertaining, if light, confection.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    80
    Whatever you call this one-of-a-kind bonbon spiked with wit and malice, it's classic oo-la-la.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    75
    The result is weightless entertainment that's both camp and true, a warped adoration of star-quality actresses as amazing creatures who can project the lives of fictional characters as well as the essence of their own fabulous selves.
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