Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

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Guiseppa P @Guisse 05/03/2024 Small stories that constitute a world of lived lives. See more Jeff M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger 01/26/2024 If ever there was a cinematic example of the old saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" - this is it! Directors like Robert Altman and Paul Thomas Anderson have made careers making films with overlapping storylines that feel epic and almost breathtaking (NASHVILLE and MAGNOLIA come immediately to mind). The filmmakers here seem like they're trying to take the same approach, but it's just not jiving. An assemblage of actresses at the top of their game should be cause for celebration; however, this is a passionless experience that feels almost experimental in its approach. And truth be told, I was bored to tears. To be honest, I nodded off twice while watching this and the 109 minute running time probably amounted to more like 135 minutes as I had to rewind and try to figure out where I left off with things. There isn't a standout performance or storyline here - everyone seems on the same page but it just held no interest for me whatsoever. And I'm not sure what the whole point of the movie is supposed to be. The efforts to link some of the storylines felt a bit forced, and I can't say there was a character here for which I felt anything other than ennui. See more 03/24/2022 Straight to the heart See more 04/20/2021 Things you can tell by looking at her. Strange title that didn't work for me. After watching what seemed like a slow torturous journey into these womens lives, I was left wondering what in the world you could tell by looking at them. It was odd. A tarrot card reader who wouldn't answer a question about her girlfriend's dream. A sister who says, hey go nail my sister, you'd be doing her a favor. Ew. A clearly mentally ill and abusive homeless person verbally attacking someone. So many parts of the movie didn't read as normal responses. Bizzare. See more 03/28/2021 Good cast, bad movie. I kept waiting for something to happen. It's very slow and a little confusing. Who was the woman that killed herself? Was there a man involved and why was her house cleaned out— (no photos), etc.? What mother sniffs her son while he's sleeping (creepy)? Why does the Cameron Diaz character care about her lipstick color if she's blind? Is she blind because of illness or an accident? Unclear. Why did her lover pass her in the elevator and keep walking? And why did this same man get around so much, sleeping with three of the characters? Was he also a lover of the dead woman? Why the mini-investigation into her life to discover she had lost a baby many years ago? The movie is quite depressing and is a very dim view of middle-aged women. While it's nice to see a movie cast with middle-aged women, it would have been nice if it could have been a storyline that showed them to be vibrant and thriving instead of pale and waning. For me, this movie was a waste of time. See more adam b 07/13/2019 Usually not my particular taste but the fluidity of the film works so well, it's hard to not like this film See more Read all reviews

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