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Genre :

Comedy, Romance

Release Date :

June 19, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Woody Allen

Starring :

Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Henry Cavill, Kristen Johnston, Patricia Clarkson, Michael McKean, Ed Begley Jr.

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..too broad and too shallow..”

by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]

Review rate : C

“..Okay, this works. Whatever..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..less-than-entrancing film..”

by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]

“..It isn't the laugh riot of the year..”

by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

“..feels like something out of time and, worse, out of step..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..derivative and musty..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

“..a wee bit familiar..”

by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

“..a slapdash composition built around a single note..”

by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]

Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]

Reviewed by Jesse Hassenger [Filmcritic.com]

Reviewed by Henry Stewart [Slant Magazine]

Reviewed by J. Hoberman [Village Voice]

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