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The Other Woman
2014 109 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★5.6
Comedy, Romance
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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Description
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
Budget:
$40M
US Gross:
$83.91M
Worldwide:
$196.8M
Starring
Cameron Diaz
Actor
Leslie Mann
Actor
Kate Upton
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2015
— Worst Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Shirtless Performance
Key opinion
The Other Woman is generally perceived as a light, breezy comedy that relies heavily on the chemistry of its lead actresses to compensate for a thin and cliché-ridden script. While some audiences find it an enjoyable, feel-good film about female solidarity, others criticize its dated humor and lack of narrative depth.
| Acting | Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann provide charismatic performances that serve as the film's primary anchor. | |
| Score | The soundtrack and overall audiovisual style are polished and enhance the film's intended lighthearted atmosphere. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely considered thin and reliant on stale, crude humor rather than sharp wit. | |
| Theme | The plot's central conceit—women bonding to enact revenge—divides viewers, with some finding it a fresh take on friendship and others viewing the execution as predictable and banal. | |
| Humor | The film's comedic tone is polarizing: some appreciate the laugh-out-loud moments and earnest camaraderie, while others feel the humor is vulgar or relies too heavily on slapstick clichés. |