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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: The outcome is predictable, the characters irritatingly flamboyant. But you still can't help but cheer for The Iron Ladies. Read more
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: Broad, sentimental but ultimately irresistible. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: As flimsy and manipulative as the shallowest Hollywood fantasy in the way it presses (no, pounds is more like it) predictable emotional buttons. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Demonstrates that filmmakers from the Far East can be every bit as manipulative and superficial as their counterparts from the English-speaking West. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: Spirited but sloppy. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Funny and good-natured. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Fails to dig below the surface novelty of its subject. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: If you can tolerate its predictability, you may fall for Iron Ladies' lighthearted spirit and affectionate humor. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: That the movie is fun is undeniable. That it is bad is inarguable. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Queeny, corny and impossible to resist. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more
Jessica Winter, Village Voice: We get a bunch of straight actors focusing on the 'gayness' of their characters, mincing and lisping and melodramatically breaking nails, all in the besmirched name of tolerance. Read more