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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1   1/4 "...a tedious, virtually interminable effort..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "Groundbreaking it is not. But it follows the familiar path cheerfully enough, and it paints a vivid, movie-friendly picture of a woman's life in Lebanon."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/5 "Five women in a beauty salon in Beirut struggling to find their small share of happiness as they buckle under societal and religious pressures."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "It's refreshing for a romantic comedy not to follow the formula by rote. I only wish I could be as enthusiastic about the amount of screen time accorded to certain characters who are more tedious than endearing."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli B+ "...might sound like a sitcomish retread of France's Venus Beauty Institute, but Labaki's film, like its name, is something warmer and more soulful."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[A]s smart and heartfelt as it is observant about the universalities of the lives of women..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/4 "There's a trenchant cultural critique lurking beneath its occasionally cloying melodrama."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 7/10 "A gentle and pleasant soap opera done in a fairly high cinematic style. The characters are far too attractive and the plot too simplistic, but the film grows on the viewer as the minutes glide by."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3/4 "A gooey, insubstantial confection, often sweet, occasionally cloying, sometimes sticky- -- in many respects about on a par with the likes of Beauty Shop."   Christianity Today   Steven D. Greydanus "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1