This potentially saccharine weepy has an authentic ring, thanks to Jon Kasdan's script and a cast capable of delivering clever lines that sound just about right for whatever situation they're in.
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04/20/07
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In the Land of Women (2007)
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Reviews Counted:112
Fresh:48
Rotten:64
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: While pleasantly acted, In the Land of Women is a dramatically stilted film with underdeveloped characters.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Romance, Theatrical Release, Romantic Comedy, Los Angeles, California
Theatrical Release:Apr 20, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $11,001,271
Synopsis: IN THE LAND OF WOMEN is a surprisingly somber yet funny coming-of-age tale from director Jonathan Kasdan, and stars Adam Brody in a role not too different from his beloved Seth Cohen on the... [More]
Starring: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart, Makenzie Vega
Director: Jon Kasdan
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Reviews for In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women is a pretty enough place to visit (particularly the design-mag interiors of Ryan's character's home, all precisely coordinated to match her eyes), but as a movie it appears to have nothing to say.
04/20/07
Brody's apparent ease in his own skin and his skills as a listener make Carter an engaging fellow and make it understandable why, as soon as he moves to town, people start confiding in him.
04/20/07
Top CriticIn the Land of Women exhibits enough kindness and empathy throughout that it passes the test of a slice-of-life movie: You miss these people once the film ends.
04/20/07
reminiscent of those dreaded "and then I suddenly realized something" stories that surface week after week in college writing workshops. ...There are a few superb moments... they sparkle like a handful of diamonds scattered across a sandbox.
04/20/07
Somehow, Kasdan's script is able to gloss over potential sand traps, and heads into the safer territory of emotional redemption for all involved.
04/20/07
Wistful and uneven, Jonathan Kasdan's [drama] is like Garden State by way of a John Hughes movie -- but less engaging than either.
04/20/07
Cuddly and uneven.
04/20/07
Kasdan could use a few more screenwriting lessons from his Oscar-nominated father, but he's off to a decent start.
04/20/07
The movie seemed to be getting along fine without the melodrama. At times, it seems to be getting along just fine without Carter, but maybe that's just me.
04/20/07
Solid acting, especially from the women, and a few good Colin Farrell jokes make this familiar tale better than it probably should be.
04/20/07
One of those films in formed by intimate personal experience -- the experience of seeing Garden State.
04/20/07
Top CriticThe meek, mopey comedy In the Land of Women is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream: a softer, fuzzier Garden State.
04/20/07
Top CriticA solid effort with an insightful script and strong performances.
04/20/07
There may be no logical answers, but even so, this trip to Kasdan's land of women ends up being more of a good idea than a bad one.
04/20/07
Apart from leaning a bit much on his soundtrack and letting Olympia Dukakis indulge her crazy-granny jones, Kasdan does his work with a largely steady hand.
04/20/07
[Kasdan] has drawn such terrific performances from his players that the film’s shortcomings are excusable.
04/20/07
Kasdan displays a whimsical sense of humour that translates nicely to the screen. It will be interesting to see what he does next.
04/20/07
Why make a garrulous movie about people in crisis if Olympia Dukakis winds up muzzled? Of all the troubled gabbers in Kasdan's film, the prickliest and most proficient is wasted in a few brief scenes.
04/20/07
With dialogue that is often precious though occasionally thoughtful, Kasdan has made a film that's not bad, just irritating.
04/20/07
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