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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichIt 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.
- 75MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeMinor but still quite enjoyable. And like other minor Woody Allen pictures it becomes more interesting when placed in their larger context.
- 70Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondBottom line: It's a good one, fresh, funny and vintage Woody.
- 70The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyMuch of the writing is good, and the acting is superb, but the constant wrangling wore me out at times.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe best scenes are hilarious sessions between the great Gemma Jones and the wonderful Pauline Collins as a charlatan fortune-teller.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe 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.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangFitfully amusing and nearly saved by its distinguished cast.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottFor the most part, everyone struggles through, with at best mixed success. The audience included.
- 50Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorThat You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is not more dull is due in large part to the adorably flamboyant Punch (late of Dinner for Schmucks and Hot Fuzz).
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasLike the worst of late-period Allen, the film recycles character types from his previous work without inventing new reasons to summon them into existence. They're left stranded, seven characters in search of an author.