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First Wives Club, The (1996) Rank 1 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give First Wives Club, The (1996) a score of 2.4528 out of 4

based on (74) reviews

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Excellent

(3)

Very Good

(38)

Good

(28)

Fair

(5)

Poor

(0)

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

For all their sass, brass and bewitchery, the starring troika can't breathe life into these characters, much less transform them from women scorned into hellbent furies. ...read the complete First Wives Club movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

Cinematter (Matt Williams)

This revenge comedy starts well, but wanders off track and never returns. The First Wives Club focuses on three divorced women: Annie (Diane Keaton) is a struggling housewife with an overbearing mother and a lesbian daughter. She is only "separated" ...read the complete First Wives Club movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)

Dragan Antulov

THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is based on the novel that made some interesting social observations of 1990s America, but its appeal would be rather limited. Those who are mostly likely to appreciate this film are women, especially women who approached certain ...read the complete First Wives Club movie review at Dragan Antulov

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eFilmCritic.com (Ryan Arthur)

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