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Conversations With Other Women Review

Release Date: Aug 11, 2006
Rated: language and sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr. 24 min.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director:Hans Canosa
Cast:Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Nora Zehetner, Erik Eidem, Brianna Brown. Full cast + crew

Movies.com Critics

2.0

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Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

4.0

62

out of 100

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Generally favorable reviews
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60

out of 100

The New York Times Dana Stevens
None of it is quite believable -- the film is too studied, too forward in its conceits to be entirely satisfying -- but Mr. Eckhart and Ms. Bonham Carter approach their roles with intelligence and conviction.

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60

out of 100

Variety Todd McCarthy
The battle of the sexes is restaged to clever but inconsequential effect in Conversations With Other Women. Very much a case of old wine in a new bottle.

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60

out of 100

The Hollywood Reporter
That the movie holds viewers' attention despite its contrivances is a testament to the script and acting.

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63

out of 100

Chicago Tribune
This minor relationship picture comes and goes, but her (Carter's) performance lingers.

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70

out of 100

Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
An intimate movie in every sense, Conversations With Other Women sets out to explore well-trammeled yet at the same time uncharted territory without grinding any axes. What it offers is a modest fantasy that will be familiar to contemporaries of Bonham Carter and Eckhart especially. It's sad and funny, satisfying and frustrating, totally familiar.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 16+

Pining affair for mature art house fans.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that the couple in this film are married to others, talk about how wrong it is to sleep together, but do it anyway. Then they collude to lie to each others' partners about what they've just done. The man also talks about killing himself out of loneliness and longing, which may be disturbing to some viewers.

Families can talk about relationships. What roles do former flames play in current relationships? Can you have any lingering sentimental feelings or can you move on without looking back? This is also a good opportunity to talk to teens about what kind of relationship they want to be in. Would you put up with a relationship like the one Sarah has with the man? What are signs that your boyfriend or girlfriend is still hung up on someone else? How do you know whether to stay with that person or not?

The good stuff

Messages: The woman is married with children and the man is living with his girlfriend, but the main characters still sleep with each other. Then they collude with each other to lie to their respective partners about it. The film also seems to be saying that suicidal depression and loneliness are romantic.

What to watch for

Violence: The man talks about killing himself and the two of them killing themselves together when they're old.
Sex: A woman and a man in other relationships sleep with each other. The woman's bare breasts are visible. There's lots of kissing and memories, depicted in a split screen of previous lovemaking as a younger couple. In one scene, a man's naked butt is visible.
Language: Scant cursing. Several uses of "f--k" and one use of "bulls--t."
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The woman chain smokes. The man and woman drink some champagne.

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