Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

moonspinner55 A look at the lives of several different women in five separate stories. Writer-director Rodrigo García isn't indifferent to the characters he's depicting--one can sense that he wants to dig to the very core of a woman's emotional being with these portraits--but his chapters are handled oddly, in clinical fashion. Garcia also fails show off his star-actresses to their full advantages, particularly in the cases of Calista Flockhart and Holly Hunter--both weakly used. Of the group, Cameron Diaz is the most surprising, delivering a focused, balanced portrayal of a blind woman (her crying scene, shot in close-up, is quite stunning); however, these ladies aren't the living, breathing, suffering people they're meant to be. This unreleased theatrical feature, facile though it may be, was certainly a step forward in showcasing great femme talent, but the end result is a mixed-bag. ** from ****

alabamagetaway "Hanging in thin air" says it about as well as I can.There weren't enough points of connection between the stories to keep that part of it interesting. Each story trailed off to an ambiguous and inconclusive segue in to the next. Some of these were tied together later, though.I've heard the same things said about the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.However, the cast did a fine job with a dubious script.My favorites: Glenn Close, Kathy Baker, Holly Hunter, Amy Brenneman, Danny Woodburn. Oh well, Cameron Diaz, too.Matt Craven was wonderfully smarmy, although it wasn't quite believable that any woman, even a blind one, couldn't spot that at 100 paces away.p.s. Paul is right, it's not strictly a chick flick. It speaks to men as well, to the extent that it finds its voice.

paularsen47 The only other movie I've ever been moved to write a comment for was Mission to Mars. Unlike MtM, which I was moved to review due to it being one of the very worst movies I've ever seen, this one is truly touching. Things You Can Tell... is a testimony that an American movie, with well-known American actors, can be delicate, beautifully acted, and most of all, not chewed and explained to death. It does not regard its viewers as braindead; neither does it regard them as artsy. It is a movie for everyone, about people just like us.This is not an art-house movie - the story plot is a collection of stories about the everyday lives of everyday women (the reviewer who said she never seen such repulsive characters might be in for a shock if she actually talks to her daughter / mother / sister).It shows women beautifully, and absolutely believably. It also shows nicely that diversity is not a question of the skin color, but of the attitude (hence the stories feature only white women).It's also not a chick flick - while certainly it will be loved by women, it also works for cynical, hard to move guys like me.Watch it, it's really good, in a not-in-your-face, subtle way.

lizzieloo21 I was pleasantly surprised to watch this film and actually FEEL for a woman who steals from her sleeping mother, a woman who has casual affairs with "nice" guys, a flaky tarot card reading lesbian, an annoying over-attentive mom, and an impossibly gorgeous blind woman who has a better sex life than her beautiful sighted sister. These are portrayals of woman in various stages of longing. It is a very real concept since everyone longs for something...whether it be money, love, a new life. I was compelled to comment on this film because I read many negative comments of people who said it was slow. I was also offended by one person who watched HALF of the movie and gave away spoilers that were only HALF correct. Real life isn't like the Die Hard movies or Pretty Woman or some flick you watch in order to escape your own existence. I am glad that someone made a film that captures (somewhat) the essence of indecision, insecurity, and inconsistent behavior that is REAL in everyone's life. I recommend it to anyone and hope they would watch the whole thing before broadcasting an "informed" opinion.