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Dr. T and the Women
Artisan Entertaiment
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for graphic nudity and some sexuality
Starring
Richard Gere,
Jani Vorwerk,
Helen Hunt,
Farrah Fawcett,
Laura Dern,
and
Shelley Long
Dr. Sullivan Travis (Gere) is a man at the top of his game, a rich and successful Dallas gynecologist whose "religion" is women. Once a man in complete control of his universe, Dr. T now finds himself buffeted by chaos and confusion. (Artisan Entertainment)
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Anne Rapp
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Robert Altman
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 6, 2001
Video: February 6, 2001
Theatrical: October 13, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
121 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Germany/ USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Altman always manages to pop up with another masterpiece -- and darned if he hasn't done it again.

100
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It's a joy. Altman does Dallas the way he did "Nashville" in Nashville or Hollywood in "The Player."
88
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Altman and Rapp skirt the fine line between satire and caricature, stopping just short of ridiculing the women who pack Dr. T's office.
83
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Funny and ebullient look at a man in full confusion.

80
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Altman orchestrates Dr. T's odyssey with the precision, heart and lively wit of a virtuoso.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Rapp is clearly in sync with Altman's peerless sense of rhythm and knows how to write incisively and economically for Altman's cherished large ensemble casts.

80
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
The movie's sexual politics are as contrived as its plot, which veers off into one of the surprise endings of which Mr. Altman is so fond.

80
Slate
David Edelstein
A giddy ballet in which the women whirl around a still, clueless man.

80
Dallas Observer
Robert Wilonsky
Altman gladly admits there's not much of a story here; his movies are driven by characters.

75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
A comedy of chaos, an ensemble comedy, with characters swirling around one another unaware, in their uniform desperation, of how funny they are.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
Provocative, audacious.

75
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Gere has never been better cast.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
A finely coiffed, cream-cheese "8 1/2" remix with Gere, a Marcello Mastroianni for Oprah Winfrey times.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Altman would never admit this, but I believe Dr. T, the gynecologist in his latest film, is an autobiographical character.

75
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
One of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances.

75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Some will dislike its shaggy-dog screenplay and restless camera work, and others may find its finale too postfeminist for comfort.

70
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Gere breaks through with what may or may not be his best performance.

70
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Prior to its hyperbolic final act, this is one of Robert Altman's most skillful and least bombastic features in some time.

70
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
If you skim along the surface of this movie, you'll have more fun than if you submit the movie to scrutiny.

68
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
A jauntily entertaining ride.
63
USA Today
Mike Clark
The movie's pleasures extend even to the visuals, which are more lustrous than in any other Altman movie.

63
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
This would be an excellent movie from a first-time filmmaker, but from one of America's premiere directors, it's a disappointment.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
The movie that pretends to celebrate women devolves into the complaint of a wronged man.
60
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
A flabby farce in which everyone seems to be making it up as they go along.

60
Film.com
Peter Brunette
Altman is just as nastily misogynistic as ever.

60
TV Guide
Stephen Miller
Rapp's snappy, loquacious and catty script gives the predominantly female ensemble plenty to chew on.

60
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Almost all of the movie's romantic lunacy is too calculated and sly; the picture never quite sweeps us away.

60
Film.com
John Hartl
It's a terrific showcase for Richard Gere, Shelley Long, Farrah Fawcett and a number of other actors who almost seemed to have been written off.

50
TNT RoughCut
Andy Klein
Belongs somewhere in the low middle of Altman's output -- not up to "Cookie's Fortune," but way better than, say, "Beyond Therapy," which remains his worst film by some margin.
50
Time
Richard Corliss
The film's blithe misogyny soon becomes wearying; it refuses to see women as more than the sum of their private parts.

42
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Bad comedy.
40
Film.com
Elizabeth Weitzman
Though it starts out as amusing satire, the jokes become as neurotic as Dallas' female population, and the film spins out of control in every way.

30
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Though it's allegedly a comedy, there is nothing funny about this tasteless, shallow and mean-spirited slam.

30
LA Weekly
Manohla Dargis
About the only good thing to say about this mess is that it's rotten enough that even Altman cultists may be forced to reconsider their devotion.

30
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The comedy is often harsh and cruel.


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