small story, great acting

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2000)

The only good reason to see this movie are its characters. (In fact this is a VERY good reason.) Mangold portrays a group of truly interesting women and his cast does an excellent job in bringing them to life. Jolie's Oscar was well deserved. Unfortunately the film lacks a consistent storyline which would have given its characters some room for development. What you see throughout the two hours feels more like the episodes of a - really good - TV show. But even with that flaw this is still a very recommendable movie.