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Waiting To Exhale Reviews

1995

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The adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling novel, about four middle-class, African-American friends, and their continuing efforts to find Mr. Right. The story begins with Bernadine, whose husband John calmly announces that he's leaving her -- for a white woman. Furthermore, the wealthy John has been manipulating his .. Read more

Starring	Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon
Director	Forest Whitaker
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- Opulent melodrama of female bonding which settles into an entertaining soap opera rather than a serious examination of relationships.
- 33083
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Less enjoyable than an apisectomy. Enough to make you wish they'd uninvented movie cameras. It's not right, or OK.....no wonder Whitney turned to crack... read more »
  
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  - KG
  - Hackney, London
  - 26 Jun 2007 at 23:17
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  Forgotten Gem and the start of a genre
  
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  I missed this film the first time and remember the bad reviews, but have always been curious so rented it, years later. Boy I was surprised! This formula of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Sep 2011 at 22:02
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  Duller than dishwater
  
  Waiting to exhale? Waiting for something. Anything. Turgid and so so dull. Four absolutely stunning women with not a lick of sense between them bemoaning the ... read more »
  
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- - lyndipops
  - 6 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 06 Jun 2011 at 23:16
- - 3
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  Waiting To Exhale (1995)
  
  This is one of my all time favourite 'chick flicks'. Just the tonic when your feeling low, choccies, comfy pj's and white wine.
  
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  - London, England
  - 02 May 2011 at 14:34
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  Waiting to Exhale
  
  I found this film deeply disappointing, due to the fact that it was blatantly anti-men and contained some pretty aggressive reverse racism against white women. ... read more »
  
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- 871902
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 12 Mar 2010 at 19:59
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  good fun
  
  If you have ever enjoyed an episode of sex and the city then you would like this. Its not a ground break film but is sex and the city a ground breaking TV show... read more »
  
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- - janharvey
  - 3 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 18 Jan 2010 at 20:31
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  Exhale
  
  This is one of my all time favourite 'chick flicks'. Just the tonic when your feeling low, choccies, comfy pj's and white wine. Love it.
  
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- - Angiee
  - 100 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 22:44
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  Bit slow!
  
  This film was definitely not one for the blokes! Very slow and meandering around the lives of ordinary women facing problems with their men. Didn't really ... read more »
  
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  - Midlands
  - 10 Apr 2009 at 11:56
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  Very good film
  
  Another classic chick flick. I really enjoyed watching this film again.
  
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- - Snezza
  - 93 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 12:08
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  - 0
  The Original Sex and the City
  
  The title says it all.
  
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  - London
  - 12 Oct 2008 at 22:03
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  Waiting to Exhale
  
  Skin deep beauty meets sleazy macho.
  
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- - HN
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 12 Mar 2008 at 15:38
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  Less enjoyable than an apisectomy. Enough to make you wish they'd uninvented movie cameras. It's not right, or OK.....no wonder Whitney turned to crack... read more »
  
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  - KG
  - Hackney, London
  - 26 Jun 2007 at 23:17
- - 3
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  Waiting To Exhale (1995)
  
  This is one of my all time favourite 'chick flicks'. Just the tonic when your feeling low, choccies, comfy pj's and white wine.
  
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  - London, England
  - 02 May 2011 at 14:34
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  WAS IT AS BAD THEN AS IT IS NOW?
  
  I rented this film because I had the excellent soundtrack in my CD collection for several years. Unlike the soundtrack though, the film was SO bad it was funny... read more »
  
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  - Southend on Sea
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 12:12
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  The Original Sex and the City
  
  The title says it all.
  
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  - London
  - 12 Oct 2008 at 22:03
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  Exhale
  
  This is one of my all time favourite 'chick flicks'. Just the tonic when your feeling low, choccies, comfy pj's and white wine. Love it.
  
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- - Angiee
  - 100 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 22:44
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  Buy the soundtrack...forget the film
  
  I had seen the trailers for this film on telly and I was eagerly anticipating watching it. It was a waste of time, both the two hours I spent watching it and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
  - 24 Feb 2005 at 13:36
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  real life
  
  a friend of mine did cry beacuse it remind her some bad souvenir
  
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  - london,england
  - 11 Aug 2005 at 12:18
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  Waiting to exhale
  
  It was nice to see how friends can support each other in time of need. Great film.
  
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  - Reading
  - 04 Mar 2008 at 20:40
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  - 0
  Waiting to Exhale
  
  Skin deep beauty meets sleazy macho.
  
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- 538600
- - HN
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 12 Mar 2008 at 15:38
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  - 0
  Very good film
  
  Another classic chick flick. I really enjoyed watching this film again.
  
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- - Snezza
  - 93 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 12:08

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  The adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling novel, about four middle-class, African-American friends, and their continuing efforts to find Mr. Right. The story begins with Bernadine, whose husband John calmly announces that he's leaving her -- for a white woman. Furthermore, the wealthy John ...