Synopsis
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
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Cast
- Antonio BanderasGreg
- Josh BrolinRoy
- Anthony HopkinsAlfie
- Gemma JonesHelena Shepridge
- Freida PintoDia
- Lucy PunchCharmaine
- Naomi WattsSally
- Pauline CollinsCristal
- Rupert FrazerJogging Partner
- Kelly HarrisonPersonal Trainer
Recommendations
- 80
Time Out
It isn't the first time death has figured in an Allen movie, but the way he grapples with it here (leaving each character at a moment of irresolution comparable to staring down the man with the scythe) is much more potent and direct. - 75
Movieline
Minor but still quite enjoyable. And like other minor Woody Allen pictures it becomes more interesting when placed in their larger context. - 70
Boxoffice Magazine
Bottom line: It's a good one, fresh, funny and vintage Woody. - 70
The New Yorker
Much of the writing is good, and the acting is superb, but the constant wrangling wore me out at times. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The best scenes are hilarious sessions between the great Gemma Jones and the wonderful Pauline Collins as a charlatan fortune-teller. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The movie ends just when complications start to set in, which makes you wonder how invested Allen really is in the little melodramas within this comedy. - 50
Variety
Fitfully amusing and nearly saved by its distinguished cast. - 50
The New York Times
For the most part, everyone struggles through, with at best mixed success. The audience included.
