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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneW.E.'s is a kind of dynamic pleasure that allows for non-shameful identification with the feminine and a fantasy of becoming what we see.
- 60EmpireDamon WiseEmpireDamon WiseAn uneven study of a notorious love story, raised by some superb performances and nuances, but brought down by awkward direction.
- 55MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekW.E. is actually two intertwining stories - or maybe, more accurately, two stories clumsily rubbing against each other in an awkward attempt to set off a spark.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyAs easy on the eyes and ears as it is embalmed from any dramatic point of view.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie is a folly, a desultory vanity project for its director and co-writer. But for those very reasons, W.E., by world-renowned personage and lesser-known filmmaker Madonna, is not without twisted interest.
- 40SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirYou can't call W.E. a total disaster; it's too pretty, too nonsensical and finally too insignificant for that.
- 40VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinBurdened with risible dialogue and weak performances, picture doesn't have much going for it apart from lavish production design and terrific, well-researched costumes -- and it's in focus, which is more than can be said for the script.
- 40Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyW.E., Madonna's second go at directing a feature film, leaves one wishing she'd find other creative outlets for those times when she's bored with the pop-star life.
- 0TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissIt's a shame that W.E. smells so bad.