The Other Woman

The Other Woman r

In Theaters February 4th, 2011 | © 2011 IFC Films
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The radiant Natalie Portman (CLOSER, BLACK SWAN) lights up the screen in this frank, funny, and heart-wrenching adaptation of bestselling author Ayelet Waldman's novel about life, loss, and family directed by Don Roos (THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, HAPPY ENDINGS). Emilia (Portman) is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack (Scott Cohen, THE UNDERSTUDY), a high-powered New York lawyer, who was her boss - and married - when she began working at his law firm. Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan, I AM LEGEND), but is finding it hard to connect with this precocious child. Perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interferences of her husband's angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa Kudrow).

Director
Don Roos
Actors
Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen, Lisa Kudrow
Genre
Drama
39%
TOMATOMETER
Reviews
44
Fresh
17
Rotten
27
Average Rating
5/10
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Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes

  • A not-bad movie (written and directed by Don Roos) based on a pretty good book ("Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" by Ayelet Waldman).

    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 02.03.2011

  • Portman spends most of her time crying or pouting.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 01.26.2011

  • Equating interpersonal issues with drama, "The Other Woman" is mostly flat and plodding.

    Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times, 02.03.2011

  • "The Other Woman" feels like it's directed at an infernally narrow upper-middle-class urbanite demographic, without being even halfway distinctive enough to attract that particular audience.

    Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com, 02.03.2011