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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganIntriguingly puts two distinct, strong women together as if to pose the question, just what is a strong woman? By the film's end, that question is tough to answer.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Stettner has a serious subject here -- how the hurts that women suffer at the hands of men can be internalized more deeply than the victims know -- and his film is graced with a stunning performance by Ms. Channing.
- 80The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneLooking back at the film, I don't buy all this, but no matter; Channing is so stormy, so keen to unleash her resentments, that for an hour or so you do believe in Julie. [17 Dec 2001, p.98]
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIncorporates a range of genres -- black comedy, thriller, psychological drama -- and emerges more powerful for it.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannStettner approaches this material with a playwright's incisiveness and structural sense. His dialogue is cutting, often surprising.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis is a movie that really has little to offer but performances and ideas. For a while, that's enough.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIsn't much more than ''Baise-Moi'' in business suits as they deconstruct sisterhood with an expense account, but their duets sizzle.
- 63Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezEven though The Business of Strangers loses its nerve in the third act -- you'll wish Stettner had dared to push things further.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe Business of Strangers goes too far in dramatizing Julie's primal, Paula-fied surge of female fury, and the script finally mistakes respectful ambiguity for vaporous drift.
- 50L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertStettner's vision of both women lacks fullness, relying on stereotypes of feminine strength and vulnerability.