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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe biggest mystery in this wannabe thriller is why such topnotch actors would sign on for such a dreary movie that amounts to a mediocre soap opera.
- Approaching the film with, let's say, lowered expectations may go a long way toward appreciating what it attempts, as well as what it achieves.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe Other Man is self-conscious, overproduced, overacted Euro-marital hoo-ha.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearEverything from the script to the film’s score seems stock, and echoes of past victories--Eyre’s dissection of infidelity in "Notes on a Scandal," Neeson and Linney’s chemistry in "Kinsey"--only remind you of what these talents are capable of when the stars actually align.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt hurts to see a terrific cast (including the lovely and intelligent young Irish actress Romola Garai as the couple's quietly seething daughter) squandered on such dreary filmmaking.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierA movie needs to announce if it's playing games. Pulling the rug out from under a viewer is fine for whodunnits and psychological thrillers and the usual suspects. But a supposedly grown-up drama like The Other Man ought to have scruples about where it plans to take you.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterSeldom has such great star power been marshaled in the service of a sillier movie than The Other Man.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenMuddled little dud of a melodrama.