The awkward situations of the plot could be solved with simple, direct words, a single line of dialogue, but these characters are incapable of the type of specificity of language most humans develop in early grade school.

| Dec 24, 2024

I wish they gave these talented women more to do than these lame jokes

| Dec 20, 2024

A comedy about BFFs, female needs, objectives, perspectives and aging. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, it stars a quartet of iconic actresses -- Bette Midler. Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally -- and they are, indeed, fabulous.

| Aug 18, 2024

A feeble attempt at feel-good in this celebration of mature-age friendship, despite the number of talented creative women involved who try to rise above the poor material they have work with

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 17, 2024

The four stars are fabulous, the movie is not.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Aug 16, 2024

It’s Sex and the City-meets-The Golden Girls sans the wit and occasional pathos.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 11, 2024

"Conscripted" is a more accurate adjective to describe the strained quartet of women simulating friendship in The Fabulous Four, a disappointing squandering of the talented legends in front of the camera.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 7, 2024

There’s no sense of comedic causality in “The Fabulous Four,” even though it’s theoretically about how its characters’ actions impact one another. I

| Aug 7, 2024

Hopefully the experience was lovely for all parties involved, humans and cats alike, and better than what ended up making it onto the screen.

| Original Score: D- | Aug 3, 2024

It's aimed directly at me. I'm right in that demographic... [But] it is a sloppy mess. I did not laugh a lot.

| Aug 3, 2024

Let's face it, if you love seeing divas do their thing on the big screen, it's definitely worth an afternoon matinée to find out.

| Aug 2, 2024

The film, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, leans more toward television sitcom territory and features more cringeworthy moments than actual laughs.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 1, 2024

Well-honed fairy floss...a very pleasant film that begs the question: why doesn’t Midler do more comedy? From the evidence here she’s lost none of her comic spark.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2024

At times this film felt like the corpse of a breezy Mamma Mia-style musical murdered by some high-up studio suit. Like, why else would you cast such a deep bench of musical talent, and then throw it away?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 1, 2024

There’s a feminist anthem at the heart of The Fabulous Four — to not acting your age, to valuing friendships, to childless cat ladies. Unfortunately, it’s buried under clumsy monologues, cringey special effects, and a pile of tulle.

| Aug 1, 2024

There is nothing remotely fabulous about this one. A movie that’s supposed to celebrate older women and their longtime friendship ends up being a slapstick farce with no redeeming quality whatsoever.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jul 31, 2024

The movie is an unsalvageable mess, but the most appalling problem is its premise that women will do anything to be admired.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jul 29, 2024

Even with a dream cast and all the ingredients for a fun summer comedy, The Fabulous Four needs more than the occasional penis joke to keep it afloat.

| Jul 29, 2024

When it comes to movies about older women, Hollywood still can’t seem to get the recipe just right. In that regard, I guess it’s progress that at least half of this one is done well.

| Jul 28, 2024

This predictable crowd-pleaser lacks the subtlety and surprise to yield a deeper emotional resonance. It's mildly amusing yet mostly forgettable.

| Jul 26, 2024