
L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence.... (Full plot summary below)
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L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence.
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| Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)Thomas PeyserUnintentionally makes a case for believing that the young have nothing of interest to say to their seniors, and very little of interest to say to each other. |
| OregonianMarc MohanSolid acting, especially from the women, and a few good Colin Farrell jokes make this familiar tale better than it probably should be. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferWriter-director Jon Kasdan's attempt at character-based dramedy manages some good scenes, but as a whole In the Land of Women feels incomplete and inauthentic. |
| VarietyJustin ChangA strong cast struggles valiantly to rise above Lifetime material in In the Land of Women, an appealingly scruffy if overly programmatic drama. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerHis ostensible profession is writing soft-core porn, but he really wants to be a serious novelist. If so, the life experiences he gains in this soppy, schematic weepie won't help much. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteMost of this is harmless enough, but Kasdan's Hollywood logic is simply too implausible. |
| New York PostKyle SmithIn the Land of Women is one of those films informed by intimate personal experience - the experience of seeing "Garden State." |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekThe picture is so gentle, it barely leaves an impression. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliEnjoyable for a movie in which pretty much nothing happens. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim LaneJonathan Kasdan seems to have inherited his father Lawrence's knack for creating sympathetic characters and giving them clever, articulate dialogue... |