This story focused on the family and careers of African American women who lodge at suburbia. It shows how they manage to create a connection with each other by discussing the inadequacies of their love lives.
For all the pleasure there is in seeing effective, great-looking black women grappling with major life issues on screen, Waiting to Exhale is an uneven piece.
Salon.com
January 01, 2000
The male-bashing taken to an extreme in Waiting to Exhale is starting to seem a little like crack for the female psyche, exhilarating in the short term but ultimately crippling and dangerous.
