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First Wives Club, The (1996) Movie Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

It's a glamorous revenge romp, a "9 to 5" mixed with "Auntie Mame," and it gives each star the opportunity to do her best work in a long, long time....read the complete First Wives Club, The (1996) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

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Variety (Leonard Klady)

The familiar setup sparkles a little brighter here thanks to the ensemble and their deft delivery of the bitchy dialogue in Robert Harling's adaptation of the Olivia Goldsmith novel....read the complete First Wives Club, The (1996) review at Variety (Leonard Klady)

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Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Yet with so much going for it, the film's creators have made the classic Hollywood choice and treated its actresses like flesh-and-blood special effects. If you've got talent like this, or so the theory goes, a coherent story is a luxury that can be...read the complete First Wives Club, The (1996) review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

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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, The (1996) review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

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