- Release Date: 1995
- Runtime: 127 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon ... see all
- Director: Forest Whitaker
- Plot: Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.
User Reviews
everywomans favorite girlfiends movie
Sep 13, 2008
ayannawst - yahoo.com
Sep 13, 2008ayannawst - yahoo.com
This movie speaks to everywomans heart soul and whoever been in situation like this women have in. Every woman can realate to angelea basssett character... Full review
HOW I SEE THE DAMN THANG
Apr 12, 2008
lavettagisthedon - yahoo.com
Apr 12, 2008lavettagisthedon - yahoo.com
THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT A GROUP OF GIRLFRIENDS WHO FIND THEMSELVES HAVING MAN PROBLEMS.FINDING OUT THAT DEALING WITH MEN HAVE THE INHALING A LOT OF DRAMA.THEY FIND THEMSLVES COMING TO THEIR FRIENDS FOR COMFORT: SEEING AS THEIR GIRLFRIEND ALWAYS HAVE THAT... Full review
Strong Black Women
Apr 06, 2008
smarion87 - yahoo.com
Apr 06, 2008smarion87 - yahoo.com
I think this is a really good movie based on the story plot and especilly the acting! Gotta love Angela Bassett and Whitney! It reminds me of my friends and I. No matter what the situation we can always depend on... Full review
Horrible Movie, but Unintentionally Funny
Feb 19, 2008
lovemywit - yahoo.com
Feb 19, 2008lovemywit - yahoo.com
If this movie were supposed to be serious, it failed. But, several scenes are laugh out loud funny. One favorite is Bernadine's fit where she gathers up all her husband's clothing, throws it in the BMW, and finally lights it all... Full review
"Would it be better if she we're black?"
Dec 21, 2006
bibbyballingirl - yahoo.com
Dec 21, 2006bibbyballingirl - yahoo.com
This movie was great-it is one of my favorites of all time. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's ever had their heart broken by a man or had difficult decisions to make about their love life. Angela Bassett did... Full review
Male bashing at its finest
Nov 01, 2006
wilycoyote767 - imdb.com
Nov 01, 2006wilycoyote767 - imdb.com
If you're a guy you better wear a teflon jockstrap before going to this movie. It is a non stop male bashfest. Wear a fire proof suit to this drivel guys. The acting was bad. The story was ludicrous. Every scene... Full review
Love 2 Love
Sep 16, 2006
mychesson - yahoo.com
Sep 16, 2006mychesson - yahoo.com
I loved everything about this movie ..It was drama filled and every woman can relate to at least one character.. Great job ladies...... Full review
Great Movie
Jun 24, 2006
brittanyeady2004 - yahoo.com
Jun 24, 2006brittanyeady2004 - yahoo.com
If you u wanna see a movie that's funny,romantic,and sad then watch this movie on VHS or DVD or on the "Oh" Channel 251 on direct tv(lol)... Full review
Soap Opera
May 26, 2006
cathie454 - imdb.com
May 26, 2006cathie454 - imdb.com
Predictable, full of every soppy sad tragic story you've seen on the soaps. You know who is going to sleep with whom, you know they shouldn't, you know what the outcome will be. You could write the dialogue yourself, if... Full review
Politics are on screen
Mar 22, 2006
thetruetear - yahoo.com
Mar 22, 2006thetruetear - yahoo.com
There is always a sense of freedom, when the untold story is finally told. It is rare for a story evolving around black women, is told with the togetherness, and not playing to stereotypes of what everyone wants them to be.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Dec 10, 2002The Celebrity Cafe
Any fan of Whitney Houston or other soulful sounds that grace your CD player, you'll be happy with the soundtrack.
Don't be afraid to take chances, learn by your mistakes, keep believing in real love, and be proud of your world and the friendships that surround you.
... Full Review
| Apr 26, 1996San Francisco Chronicle
Set in Phoenix, ``Waiting to Exhale'' focuses on four middle- and upper-middle-class women: strong but bitter Savannah (Whitney Houston); streak-of- rage Bernadine (Angela Bassett), whose husband has just left her for a white co-worker; sweet, overweight Gloria (Loretta Devine), whose son has to deal with his father being gay; and pretty, naive Robin (Lela Rochon), who admits, ``My weakness is pretty boys with big sticks.
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| Apr 06, 1996Los Angeles Times
The best and funniest stuff in "Waiting to Exhale" is the women's acerbic outlook on the sexual predilections of the men they become entangled with.
Grounded in a smooth, wall-to-wall soundtrack written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and performed by numerous artists, "Waiting to Exhale" is easy listening for the eyes if you're in the mood and aren't too demanding.
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| Jan 12, 1996Entertainment Weekly
He treated me like a lady,'' says Whitney Houston's Savannah about an apparently nice guy who turns out to be just another dog in Waiting to Exhale , an adaptation of Terry McMillan's 1992 best-seller about four African-American women.
McMillan and Bass have retained the book's bawdy humor and joyful air of just-between-us-girls conspiracy.
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| Jan 08, 1996Newsweek
What saves "Waiting to Exhale" from terminal clunkiness is its ability to see the humor in all this misplaced yearning.
Boy-crazy Robin is the blindest, careering from cracksnorting Troy (Mykelti Williamson) to pudgy, clumsy Michael (Wendell Pierce) to old unreliable Russell (the actor named Leon).
... Full Review
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