Woody Allen,
Judy Davis,
Mia Farrow,
Sydney Pollack,
Juliette Lewis
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One of Woody Allen's most seemingly biographical films, Husbands and Wives opens with upper-middle class Manhattan couple Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) announcing to their best friends,... read more
DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002
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February 25, 2011Whether you are a fan of Allen or not, this film needs to be watched for the opening scene alone. When Jack (Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Sally Davis) come over for a dinner at their friend's Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy's (Mia Farrow) house, they inform the unexpecting couple that ... read more
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August 13, 2007I have decided that I will limit myself to one Woody Allen film in the films I consider my "favorites," and this shall be the one. Annie Hall may be the world's darling, but this is truly a neglected jewel in the American cinema. It's clever ("Life doesn't imitate art; it imitate... read more
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February 14, 2010fb20312798I think the more personal Woody Allen makes his dramas the better they are. The documentary style is extremely effective and Judy Davis gives one of the greatest supporting performances I've ever seen.
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June 13, 2007I'm adding an extra half star to this for sticking with me almost a month after I watched it.
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December 18, 2010One of my fav Woody Allen pictures. "Husband And Wives" sort of reminds me Denys Arcand's movie "The Decline of the American Empire". You have two married couples and one of them makes a speech about a seperation. I think the reality is the married couple on the verge of seperati... read more
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October 3, 2008Bergman material meets New Wave flair, with Woodyisms sprinkled in: a mix that's far from perfect, but not as I would have predicted if you'd told me this was what I was getting into beforehand.
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May 16, 2012The struggles of marriage, or at least the struggles of Woody Allen's marriages. Painfully telling and truthful. Not as good as many other Allen films about relationships, but still worth seeing. Once.
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February 29, 2012Honest, incisive, gutsy Woody Allen drama. It will make you want to either never get married, or immediately get out of your marriage! The hand-held photography calls attention to itself too much. But, Allen here creates one of his best films.
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February 8, 2012This is probably the darkest Woody Allen movie I've seen so far, which is funny because it's not that different from his other films. It's about how people in love are irrational and unreliable and emotionally dishonest, yet the way its conveyed is different. This isn't gone ab... read more
Critic Reviews
March 23, 2009
Todd McCarthy, Variety
March 23, 2009
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Allen's conception of character is as banal and shallow as ever, but the lively performances of some of his actors and the novelty of the film's style make this more watchable than many of his features. Full Review
October 18, 2008
David Ansen, Newsweek
It doesn't suffer from the compulsive tidiness of some of Allen's later movies -- the juices are flowing, the hysteria is closer to the surface -- and in this looser, more volatile atmosphere his extr... Full Review
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives is a very fine, sometimes brutal comedy about a small group of contemporary New Yorkers. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Husbands and Wives is a defining film for these emotionally embattled times; it's classic Woody Allen.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What Husbands and Wives argues is that many "rational" relationships are actually not as durable as they seem, because somewhere inside every person is a child crying me! me! me! Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Allen, the schlemiel, has humiliated himself and hurt his family, disillusioned his fans and become a case in point for the GOP, but he has also hit upon an issue that is universally applicable. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
With its relationship angst and Lolita temptations, Husbands and Wives hits embarrassingly close to Allen's home. But it also hits its comic target. Full Review
March 23, 2009
Mark Honigsbaum, Empire Magazine
Excellent performances from Pollack and Davis in particular, make this one of Woody's finest of the 90s. Full Review
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