In the Land of Women.

"Jonathan Kasdan's In the Land of Women is a gentle, sweet-spirited picture about the bewildering qualities of love, about the conflicts that arise in families even when everyone (or nearly everyone) has the best of intentions, about how it's possible to reinvent and reenergize a life," writes Stephanie Zacharek in Salon. "The problem is that the picture is so gentle, it barely leaves an impression."

It's "a softer, fuzzier Garden State," pronounces Stephen Holden in the New York Times.

Updated through 4/23.

"Kasdan (son of Lawrence) isn't much of a director but he's even less of a writer, and his debut's schmaltz plays out like a corny Lifetime-for-men TV movie," writes Nick Schager at Slant.

The San Diego Reader's Duncan Shepherd finds it "a relationship thing at about the Cameron Crowe level of wit and wisdom, although perhaps that name offers itself as a reference point because of the way in which every significant mood or moment is swept up, and along, by a pop song on the soundtrack."

"This is supposed to be a character-driven film, but few of the characters are complex or interesting," writes Jette Kernion at Cinematical.

But for the Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan, Kasdan uses "sweetness and concern to make this story of looking for love and finding your way through life unexpectedly interesting."

Quint talks with Adam Brody and Kasdan for AICN.

Updates, 4/23: For the San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle, it's "an appealing and emotionally satisfying film. But [Kasdan] doesn't know what he's talking about, not really, and though he structures the film around his areas of ignorance, that only works partially."

Sarah Bardin finds it "an engaging, gentle-humored film."

Posted by dwhudson at April 20, 2007 3:57 PM