Women Talking
critic Reviews
, 90% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- While Women Talking sometimes forsakes entertaining drama in favor of simply getting its points across, its message is valuable -- and effectively delivered.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
The subject matter is powerful, but despite a number of fine performances, Women Talking is never quite able to find its voice.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Plays like a fable... But it's sharp, and it's biting.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAmy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's a film with so much depth and, of course, one of the greater casts you'll see this year.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChris HewittMinneapolis Star Tribune
There is a lot of injustice in the world, "Women Talking" admits, but there are small, hopeful things we can do to make it a better place.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreOdie HendersonBoston Globe
“Women Talking” is full of phenomenal acting by a group of actors at the top of their game.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreShirley LiThe Atlantic
To some, this may sound like the kind of verbose material more fit for a stage play than a film. But Women Talking, adapted by the writer-director Sarah Polley from Miriam Toews’s 2018 novel, is vibrant cinema.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMorgan RojasCinemacy
Explosive, euphoric, and powerful, Women Talking is a passionate piece of filmmaking from all sides.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKristian M. LinFort Worth Weekly
The film manages to be hopeful in the face of a potentially grim subject.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrett McCrackenThe Gospel Coalition
Women Talking asks hard questions about Christianity without using those questions to discredit faith entirely.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRob ThomasCapital Times (Madison, WI)
“Women Talking” is one of the best films of the year and cements Polley’s status as one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.
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