Film1995127 min

Waiting to Exhale

Name: Waiting to Exhale
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1995
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allunlikely connections

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"Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it."

Boxlist takeStirring and breezy: a romantic comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 99 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

Synopsis: TMDB