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Two interesting asides: the director and most of the cast aren't gay, and the film is based on a true story from 1996 -- the real Iron Ladies are shown, too briefly, during the closing credits.
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A surprise hit in Thailand, the film is nonetheless a reductive mess.
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New Times (L.A.) by David Ehrenstein
Where The Iron Ladies makes its mark, and holds our interest, is in the way it integrates old-fashioned "low" comedy with social observation.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The movie has enough color and spirit to make lively viewing.
50
Its screaming-queen stereotypes will look pretty retro in most Western markets, even if an earnest pro-tolerance message disarms potential offense.
63
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
High spirits and colorful hissy fits go a long way toward masking the inexperience of this cast of mostly nonprofessionals. It's a charmer.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
It is high-energy entertainment that is also silly and sentimental and so over-the-top as to become wearying at times. But that it is also funny and good-natured ends up counting more.
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Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
That the movie is fun is undeniable. That it is bad is inarguable.
30
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
As flimsy and manipulative as the shallowest Hollywood fantasy.
25
Skip it, and rent "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" instead.