- 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
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
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
not bad
Aug 15, 2005
nenetlabelgoss - imdb.com
Aug 15, 2005nenetlabelgoss - imdb.com
this movie and its story are quite good on the whole..........Ms Bassett is the leading and the best actress,for sure.I get her character.she's beautiful and I guess she's blown people away with her beauty and the EASE WITH WHICH SHE... Full review
Don't Exhale Just Yet
Jul 27, 2005
gwitherspoon - imdb.com
Jul 27, 2005gwitherspoon - imdb.com
I have the video of this movie and it grew on me as time passed. It's not a great movie but it is enjoyable and as has been pointed out by others, it feels good to see a movie about... Full review
in response to your response
Aug 26, 2004
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Aug 26, 2004- imdb.com
I read some of the other comments comcerning this movie. And personally i thought that this movie was greatly misinterpreted. This movie (while have some "man-bashing" elements) is more about the friendship of four strong real black women who represent... Full review
A real disaster!
Jan 03, 2003
LUMAR52 - imdb.com
Jan 03, 2003LUMAR52 - imdb.com
This movie is awful! The caracters are shallow and almost ridiculous, especially Lela Rochon. It's a very, very, very bad soap opera. I was watching this movie with my wife and we were laughing almost all the time. It is... Full review
Good movie
Mar 05, 2002
sam_nas - imdb.com
Mar 05, 2002sam_nas - imdb.com
This was a good movie, even though I'm not the target audience. It's nice to see that black women had a movie about them, and thanks to the star power of Whitney Houston it became no.1 and was a big... Full review
A decent movie that could have been better
Feb 10, 2002
cwdfwtx - imdb.com
Feb 10, 2002cwdfwtx - imdb.com
Basically a movie about black women who whine about their unsatisfying relationships . Angela Basset is the shining star here, she is wonderful to watch and a very talented woman but she alone cannot hold this movie together . i... Full review
The Book was Better
Sep 26, 2000
skillz - imdb.com
Sep 26, 2000skillz - imdb.com
The Feature Film version of the MacMillan Novel was a welcome change from all the "Hood" movies that were being released. Unlike the Hood movies "Exhale" did not have a plot that revolved around: violence,drugs, and guns. Instead it was... Full review
This movie made me cry.
Aug 25, 2000
jdb-4 - imdb.com
Aug 25, 2000jdb-4 - imdb.com
This film brought me to tears not because it was so emotional I had to cry but being a Black man and a working actor making a living for 20 + years, It was the first time a big budget,... Full review
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