1. Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Forest Whitaker shows himself an indifferent first-time director. This movie fails to walk a line between drama and comedy, the result being a decidedly lopsided film with a couple funny moments and a couple scenes that make more dramatic impact.
I'm guessing the book was better?
To make matters worse, Angela Bassett, two years past What's Love Got to Do With It, easily outshines every other actor she shares scenes with, with the possible exception of Wesley Snipes. Whitney Houston never manages even half of Bassett's screen presence, and we're instead left with vignettes of a very pretty woman who struggles to find love in a vaguely defined context. Lela Rochon does a competent job, but she's not in much of the movie.
I walked away from this film feeling unsatisfied for another reason, this being the question of what the film's three (or four) protagonists really want. Why seek a lasting, committed relationship in the arms of men who are so clearly not ready for that? In the end you can only wonder at these three (or four) women's judgement, given that the men they so often choose to bed down with are so obviously lacking in the qualities they desire.
Do they all live happily ever after? I suppose they do, but happiness in the hands of such fickle people can only ever be fleeting.
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