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Iron Ladies, The
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Gay/Lesbian
Written by:
Visuthichai Bunyakamjana
Jira Malikul
Youngyooth Thongkonthun
Directed by: Youngyooth Thongkonthun
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 7, 2001
DVD: November 26, 2002
Running Time: 104 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Language(s): Thai (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor, Ekachai Buranapanit, Giorgio Maiocchi, Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi, Kokkorn Benjathikoon, and Shiriohana Hongsopon
Tells the true story of a Thai male volleyball team that won the national championships in 1996 with a team consisting mostly of gay men, drag queens, and transsexuals.
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What The Critics Said
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...
New Times (L.A.) David Ehrenstein
Where The Iron Ladies makes its mark, and holds our interest, is in the way it integrates old-fashioned "low" comedy with social observation.
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The movie has enough color and spirit to make lively viewing.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
The same underdog formulas and sunny disposition that turned it into an unexpected Thai box-office hit should win it friends here, too.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
It is high-energy entertainment that is also silly and sentimental and so over-the-top as to become wearying at times. But that it is also funny and good-natured ends up counting more.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
It's still too shrill and silly to take seriously, but the high spirits and naïve message of tolerance and pride is oddly, innocently winning.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Steve Davis
A satisfying Cinderella story in which its outcast crew finally get their glass slippers, if not handsome princes. In the greatest of storytelling traditions, it is a true fairy tale with a happy ending.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
High spirits and colorful hissy fits go a long way toward masking the inexperience of this cast of mostly nonprofessionals. It's a charmer.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
It's a frequently funny diversion that doesn't have a mean-spirited bone in its body.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Charles Savage
A formulaic and didactic but good-hearted and sometimes amusing underdog sports yarn and plea for social acceptance.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Mark Peranson
Two interesting asides: the director and most of the cast aren't gay, and the film is based on a true story from 1996 -- the real Iron Ladies are shown, too briefly, during the closing credits.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
That the movie is fun is undeniable. That it is bad is inarguable.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Its screaming-queen stereotypes will look pretty retro in most Western markets, even if an earnest pro-tolerance message disarms potential offense.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Jessica Winter
We get a bunch of straight actors focusing on the "gayness" of their characters, mincing and lisping and melodramatically breaking nails, all in the besmirched name of tolerance.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
As flimsy and manipulative as the shallowest Hollywood fantasy.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Skip it, and rent "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" instead.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
A surprise hit in Thailand, the film is nonetheless a reductive mess.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Lynn Wong gave it a 9:
An inspirational movie that bravely exploits sensitive issues that are rarely even talked about in this side of the world. A credible performance by most of the actors considering most them are not actual gays.
Joey U. gave it a 10:
My friends and i love this movie. its really funny and we told all of our other friends about it and they would want to watch as well!
Jaime A. gave it a 10:
Arguably the funniest, most enjoyable movie I have ever seen. A feel-good story filled with memorable characters. LOVE IT!
Michelle D. gave it an 8:
FUN & HILARIOUS!! VERY ENJOYABLE.
Lorenzo L. gave it an 8:
Fun, engaging, hilarious! Corny at times, but a welcome alternative to the starndard mold overtaking the american gay film genre.
