The Bostonians was given a 3 out of 3 stars rating .
Roger Ebert praised the film , giving it 3 out of 4 stars and observing : ... intelligent and subtle and open to the underlying tragedy of a woman who does not know what she wants , a man who does not care what he wants , and a girl who does not need what she wants .
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