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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn intimate, small-scale movie in the nicest sense.
- 70VarietyVarietyBoasts engaging characters, inventive situations and a series of satisfying punchlines that will send viewers out with a smile.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrA warmhearted, hardworking little comedy that owes a lot of its charm to its modesty.
- 40L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe film's power lies in the fact that the façade is crumbling on the actress even as she clings to it. That this is not a pathetic sight is due to the grit that we glimpse through the cracks. It's Barbie, becoming human.
- 40Washington PostWashington PostTries hard to be charming but succeeds only occasionally.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere's nothing wrong with Fast Food Fast Women that a casting director and a rewrite couldn't have fixed.
- 33Portland OregonianPortland OregonianDreary and dull.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanIt's not wrong to wish these actors were working in the service of a better script or more assured direction, but it's probably also possible to simply take pleasure in their performances.
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldOverly familiar, poorly cast and often annoyingly crude New York comedy that never finds its groove.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottAlmost creates a sense of dread as you sit watching its raft of aimless, self-absorbed neurotics clang into one another.