Waiting to Exhale
This story focused on the family and careers of African American women who lodge at suburbia. It shows how they manage to create a connection with each other by discussing the inadequacies of their love lives.
8 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
17 April 1950, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 June 1960, Havana, Cuba
16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
14 July 1961, USA
2 June 1954, San Mateo, California, USA
8 December 1963, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
4 December 1969, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
11 June 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 March 1957, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
26 April 1958, Copenhagen, Denmark
December 25, 1950 in Champaign, Illinois, USA
9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey, USA
21 August 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
30 October 1963, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
August 21, 1956 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, USA
August 29, 2002
Offers a winning portrait of sassy black sister solidarity.February 13, 2001
A pleasant if undemanding piece of work that is diverting to sit through though it won't stand up to any kind of rigorous examination.January 01, 2000
With the exception of Bernadine, I never felt anything for the women populating this film, as they failed to capture my interest or sympathy.June 05, 2002
There are some humorous observations, irrefutable truths and good performances that make this movie worthwhile to those in a man-bashing mindframe.September 19, 2006
Stylish but shallow melodrama, based on McMillan's best-seller.April 12, 2002
Never escapes the queasy aura of Melrose Place: just another story about beautiful people with small problems.January 01, 2000
You want the movie to stomp and rejoice and cry like a fool; instead it meanders and lollygags, occasionally flaring up, then sputtering again.December 21, 2004
Whitney Houston's alleged dramatic acting and dull, uninvolving storyline weighs down the virtues of the film.January 01, 2000
Four main female characters trudging through a movie's worth of similar repeated blunders adds up to one scary truckload of drama.January 01, 2000
The male-bashing taken to an extreme in Waiting to Exhale is starting to seem a little like crack for the female psyche, exhilarating in the short term but ultimately crippling and dangerous.April 17, 2002
Is there a woman alive who hasn't demanded an explanation from the Almighty about the losers that she keeps getting?January 01, 2000
For all the pleasure there is in seeing effective, great-looking black women grappling with major life issues on screen, Waiting to Exhale is an uneven piece.