80
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.
The Iron Ladies (สตรีเหล็ก)
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- Thailand
- 2000
- · 104m
Director
Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Cast
Jesdaporn Pholdee,
Sahaphap Tor,
Ekachai Buranapanit,
Kokkorn Benjathikoon,
Giorgio Maiocchi,
Chaichan Nimpulsawasdi
Genre
Comedy
The two main characters, Mon and Jung, play two gay transvestites, who had been constantly overlooked by volleyball coaches because of their appearance. However, when a local team changes coaches, the new coach holds tryouts for a new team. When Mon and Jung are selected, most of the old players resign, leaving the new coach, Coach Bee, in a sticky predicament.
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75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The movie has enough color and spirit to make lively viewing.
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.
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.
50
Chicago Reader
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.
50
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
That the movie is fun is undeniable. That it is bad is inarguable.
50
Variety by Dennis Harvey
Its screaming-queen stereotypes will look pretty retro in most Western markets, even if an earnest pro-tolerance message disarms potential offense.
30
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
As flimsy and manipulative as the shallowest Hollywood fantasy.
25
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Skip it, and rent "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" instead.
20
L.A. Weekly by Chuck Wilson
A surprise hit in Thailand, the film is nonetheless a reductive mess.
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