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Drew Boggemes
15Aug11
Although admittedly flawed on many fronts, I would recommend the film on the strength of the scene of the mother's suicide attempt alone; it was simple, yet perfectly resonant.
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Alfredo Domador
4Aug11
It gets so close to actually transcending Bergman's influence that it makes the film that much more morose and dreadful(ly dull). Enjoyable but nothing to be excited over.
The Stunner
4Jul11
i wonder if woody was actually criticizing those people. i realize he's got his neuroses, but i consider him an intelligent man who would not take those characters very seriously.
richmondhill
2Jul11
By strokes, an infuriating wallow in surface psyches yet its bleak surface texture is so wonderfully realised one can never quite turn away. The visual mood conveys the melancholia with greater assurance than the writing which too often drifts into portentousness.
MichaelBarry
1Apr11
this was really good, probably because it was nothing like a 'Woody Allen film'.
Shelley
30Mar11
I was really blown away by this film. of course it's very different from Woody Allen's comedies and this was just a masterpiece. the ending really reminded me of 'The Awakening' in a very good way
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Johnny Be Good
30Jan11
beautiful performances by mary beth hurt, geraldine page and maureen stapleton
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Hideous Bitch Princess
14Dec10
A film (a brilliant one in my opinion) about inferiority and self-pity that has been categorized by many as both inferior and self-pitying. Ironic, no?
Mayukh Sen
5Dec10
contrary to what john waters claims, this film still would've been as hilariously self-important if it was filmed in swedish. bergman comparisons aside, it's a pitiless wallow through misery with shallow symbolism (the earth mother wears red!).
Sonja
30Sep10
i liked this movie...i find it interesting that it was one jump away from annie hall which i think is one of the most perfect comedies ever made and this film is the absolute opposite yet i think anyone can see a bit of themselves in these characters. it was slow without being boring. dramatic without being a tearjerker.
Dzimas
27Aug10
Quite a departure from his usual fare. Interesting that he portrayed a gentile family in this cold and unforgiving film. Maureen Stapleton provided some much needed comic relief in the end, even if it was very hard to see how any of the sisters could reconcile their emotions with this second marriage or why the father so badly needed their approval. Clearly this was Geraldine Page's movie. She was excellent.
Sean F
7Jul10
Heavy on the dramatics—don’t these people ever tell jokes?—but involving. Allen could have been more subtle with the symbolism (I will show how this new character breathes life into this family by having her literally breath life into a drowning woman!). Woody doesn't get enough credit for his dramas.
Roman Petrov
4Nov09
Allen's European influences (Bergman, Antonioni) at their most evident and most effective. An ensemble tour de force backs a strong script and great cinematography from the master Gordon Willis.