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A surreal comedy about sex that comes as close to charming as Greenaway ever gets.Full Review

Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

One possible approach to 8 1/2 Women, I think, is to view it as a slowed-down, mannered, tongue-in-cheek silent comedy, skewed by Greenaway's anger and desire to manipulate.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

The problem with 8 1/2 Women isn't that what you see is what you get; it's that what you see is all you get.Full Review

Jay Carr
Boston Globe

A nod to Fellini--and that "half" turns out to be a typically dark Greenaway twist. Yet this film, one of Greenaway's most amusing and accessible, actually arrives at moments of tenderness, even love, fleeting though they may be.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

Some viewers may find this movie sexist or misogynist simply based on its premise, but it's a mistake to take Greenaway's symbolic narratives too literally.Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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