| Original Score: B+ | Feb 18, 2012

An odd love poem for cynics who have thrown sentimentality into the garbage.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 22, 2008

The movie benefits from an exceptionally strong line-up of supporting characters beautifully played by a top-notch cast.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Oct 18, 2007

Ira & Abby has plenty of sharp details, mostly verbal, and it gives old pros and newer faces a chance to show off their poker-faced comic wiles.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 18, 2007

Ira & Abby is like its characters: nice with a lot of problems.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 12, 2007

Ira & Abby, in its breezy, low-key way, will make audiences happy -- something [director] Westfeldt already knows how to do.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 5, 2007

A mixed bag with a lot of cutesy awfulness to wade through, but the acerbic ending is enough of a punchline to suggest that Westfeldt understands what a joke this kind of film can be.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 5, 2007

While there are some delightful moments overall this is pretty familiar stuff, none of it really going in a direction we haven't seen both before and better.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 5, 2007

Ira & Abby is a comedy of errors that makes very few along the way.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 28, 2007

...Ira & Abby radiates a breathless charm, due in no small part to Ms. Westfeldt's sharp dialogue and engagingly unmannered performance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 18, 2007

The nicest surprise of the week -- not just nice but amazing -- is a comedy called Ira and Abby.

| Sep 18, 2007

A formidable crowd-pleaser.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 15, 2007

This round-robin of marital malaise has more integrity than one might expect from its meet-cute beginnings.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 13, 2007

Annie Hall called, and it wants its plot back.

| Sep 11, 2007

Amidst its inquiry into the feasibility of monogamy, marriage, and true love, Ira & Abby raises a more pressing issue: Is this all there is to mainstream indie filmmaking?

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 9, 2007

Though Westfeldt has a winning way with a punch line and a perky screen presence that is very much in the Diane Keaton/Jenna Elfman mode, the picture ultimately feels like yesterday's brisket.

Full Review | Jul 14, 2007

Ira and Abby is launched with an infectious elation, a no-guts-no-glory take on love that's joyous...

Full Review | Jul 9, 2007