Away from the real-world ickiness and judged on its own merits, this is one of Allen's most absorbing efforts, with some well-timed laughs breaking up what proves to be a particular bitter pill of a picture.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 18, 2021

...a hit-and-miss drama that is, for the most part, hardly as interesting or absorbing as Allen has surely intended...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 27, 2021

A shockingly frank look at the dissolution of not just a romantic relationship, but of an artistic partnership.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 3, 2019

Fractured and slight.

| Aug 30, 2018

It's strange how sour the results can be; Husbands and Wives takes the same kinds of dancing passions that looped through Hannah and her Sisters, and turns them into a crabby-go-round.

| Jan 4, 2018

In a sense, Woody Allen lets himself off the hook by having his character hold back from adultery, and even seem the victim of Mia Farrow's character. But this is not a smug movie, and much the better for it.

| Nov 16, 2017

Whiny dramedy about marriage has lots of sex, profanity.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2016

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

Smart, sensitive and packed with quality performances.

| Mar 23, 2009

In all respects, this is a full meal, as it deals with the things of life with intelligence, truthful drama and rueful humor.

| Mar 23, 2009

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

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 23, 2009

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.

| Mar 23, 2009

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 extraordinary cast gets to soar.

| Oct 18, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 23, 2007

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

| Original Score: B | Sep 24, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 3, 2007

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

| Original Score: A- | Oct 26, 2006

Bleak yet strangely compelling look at modern romance.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 6, 2006

With excellent performances (Davis and Pollack in particular), it's his finest film since Hannah and Her Sisters.

| Feb 9, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2005