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Husbands and Wives (1992)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:34

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Gabe and Judy Roth (Woody Allen and Mia Farrow), a long-married couple, find their relationship starting to crumble when their best friends, Jack and Sally (Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis), announce... Gabe and Judy Roth (Woody Allen and Mia Farrow), a long-married couple, find their relationship starting to crumble when their best friends, Jack and Sally (Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis), announce that they are separating. Allen's use of a hand-held camera and jump-cuts adds immediacy to a brilliant display of ensemble acting. Pollack delivers an Oscar-worthy performance. [More]

Starring: Blythe Danner, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, Lysette Anthony

Starring: Blythe Danner, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis, Lysette Anthony, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut

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Reviews for Husbands and Wives

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07/10/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Husbands and Wives comes close to the exquisite stuff of art.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

Smart, sensitive and packed with quality performances.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/23/09
Channel 4 Film

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 Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/23/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

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 Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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No review available.

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11/23/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

One of [Woody Allen's] greatest films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/08/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Allen is in top form here.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

This last waltz between America's most prestigious film couple has a tone of muted regret, not confession or sensationalism.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/24/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Too bad that the Allen-Farrow scandal erupted before this movie for it's one of Allen's best serio comedies with wonderful performances (particularly Judy Davis), but questions of life imitating art or art imitating life are inevitable while watching it

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
10/26/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Excellent performances from Pollack and Davis in particular, make this one of Woody's finest of the 90s.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/09
Mark Honigsbaum
Mark Honigsbaum
Empire Magazine
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...A far more complex and satisfying essay on the subject of infidelity than the overpraised Hannah and Her Sisters.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
03/31/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Bleak yet strangely compelling look at modern romance.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/06/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

It's fun to watch, interesting to hear, and revelatory to discuss.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/01/00
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Thought of as Woody Allen's artistic comeback. A wonderful exploration of relationships.

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01/08/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Woody Allen's latest movie, Husbands and Wives, is one of his best films and is a fascinating look at the breakup of two people.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Allen in moderately experimental mode. Good, but not one of his best.

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11/20/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

What makes the film truly memorable turns out to be Judy Davis's spiky performance as a perfectionist determined not to let her divorce undo her tidy little world.

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
11/06/01
Movieline

One of Allen’s most criminally underappreciated films.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
03/05/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com
 
 
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