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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt's as warming as a Manhattan cocktail and as juicy as a porterhouse steak.
- WOMAN OF THE YEAR is a marvelous comedy-drama, brimming with wit, style, and sophistication.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's very smart, very sleek and one of the great Hollywood romantic comedies. [04 Jul 2003, p.C2]
- 75Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundWoman of the Year certainly has its other auxiliary charms: beautifully textured lighting by cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg; a luminous, if limited, performance by Fay Bainter as Tess’s motherly aunt; and some enchanting simulations of soft winter snowfall. But it’s hard not to feel berated, in a time that’s seeing the resurgence of a pernicious nationalism, by both the film’s anti-feminist slant and its insistent compulsion to put a box around Americanism.
- Watching Woman of the Year today, it’s hard not to see it as a the model for almost every romantic comedy.
- 70Time OutTime OutThe comic byplay between opposites - everyday guy Spence and haughty Kate - is a consistent pleasure, even if its sexual politics are ambiguous.
- 60The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelThe chemistry is great, but the plot and tone are wobbly.