Death Becomes Her
1992
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Sep 20, 1996 · “The First Wives Club” is a creepy revenge comedy about three women who are dumped by their husbands. They don't get mad, they get even. Well, they get mad, too. The film opens at college in 1969, when four new graduates vow eternal friendship.
First Wives Club is headlined by a trio of comedic dynamos, but the script lets them down with tepid plotting and a fatal lack of satirical bite. Read Critics Reviews
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The First Wives Club received mixed reviews from film critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that based on 74 reviews, 50% of critics gave the film a positive rating, with an average score of 5.6/10.
First Wives Club is something Hollywood hasn't produced since 9 to 5 some 16 years ago: a film exhilaratingly woman-positive and funny. Full Review | Feb 26, 2020
Sep 16, 1996 · Now the formidable trio portray grads of Middlebury College’s class of ’69 in the caustic comedy “The First Wives Club.” With its combination of comic zingers and star turns, pic shapes up...
Sep 20, 1996 · The First Wives Club: Directed by Hugh Wilson. With Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith. Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.
Frothy divorce-revenge comedy has iffy messages. Read Common Sense Media's The First Wives Club review, age rating, and parents guide.
On one level, The First Wives Club is a snappy satire, well written by Robert Harling (also the author of "Steel Magnolias"--another vehicle for women).
Sep 20, 1996 · Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton portray mid-life Manhattanites who have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain.
75. San Francisco Examiner. It's funnier, and bitchier, than Clare Boothe Luce's "The Women," and, best of all, it showcases three wonderful actresses who have rarely been better. Read More. By Barbara Shulgasser FULL REVIEW.
