Hanging Up: Critic Reviews

A smug, self-serving, charmless exercise in niche-marketed sentiment.

A screenplay that reduces deep emotions into low-cal, risk-free hissy fits that can be settled with a misty-eyed hug.

Part dial tone and part solid comedy.

This movie is witty, spry, even touching.

Three of Hollywood's most beautiful and talented actresses, Ryan, Keaton, and Kudrow, are totally wasted in this shamelessly sappy meller that bears the schmaltzy sensibility of Nora Ephorn, its inept producer and co-scripter even though Keaton is helmer

The final scene shows the sisters laughing together, preparing a Thanksgiving feast and playfully throwing flour at each other. I felt like throwing something too, but I didn't have any tomatoes.

Rarely comes to life.

The script flips from hack sentimentality to sitcom shtick with predictable rhythms.

Hanging Up has all the ingredients of a success -- a stellar cast, a promising premise, a strong production team -- but nothing comes together in satisfying fashion.

A real shame that this isn't a good movie.

A sappy, overly familiar enterprise.

The story bungles ahead pointlessly, mixing melodrama and self-help book affirmations.

considering the movie's plot involves lots of crying over wrecked birthday parties and stolen stuffing recipes, most guys -- and more than a few women as well -- probably wouldn't want to know what they're missing.

Speaks to the deep yearning we all have to break free from the assigned roles in our birth families.

One of the very worst movies I've ever seen.

A silly, mixed-up movie.

Has an on-again-off-again humorous way, but lacks a great story to hold onto.

Like people who compulsively giggle whenever they tell you bad news, the movie runs for cover in lame, comic shtick.

Puts the 'oy' into cloying.

Ryan again proves herself both an actress and star of considerable appeal.

This movie enlightens as much as it entertains.

Aunque tiene algunas secuencias y momentos bien logrados, el resultado final es muy disparejo

Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, and Keaton ... each is naturally funny and has superb timing.

Saying it is a waste of time is an understatement of epic proportions.

A decent, often entertaining yet ultimately disappointing film.