"Melinda and Melinda" is more than a relief; it's a funny, thoughtful, axiom-littered dramedy that mingles the best parts of the interpersonal drama and neurotic comedy Allen so nimbly managed in "Manhattan," "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Husbands and Wives." It in fact slices down the middle of these dual styles, playing the story of Melinda in two versions — one as a drama, one as a comedy — side by side. Read the full review
A serious playwright and a writer of farce engage in a friendly argument over whether life is tragic or comic. They agree that it's all about how you tell a story — which launches into the separate sagas of Melinda, a woman with a dark past, who disrupts a New York dinner party.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Will Ferrell, Radha Mitchell, Neil Pepe, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Larry Pine and Wallace Shawn
Run time: 100 minutes
Release date: March 18, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for adult situations involving sexuality and some substance material
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Not Woody at his best, but at least a move in the right direction. ... There are some funny lines, and the cast is fun to watch."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 stars
"...a minor milestone for Woody Allen: It's his second watchable movie in a row."
Dayton Daily News: B
"... saved by the humor that bubbles in it. That's Allen's perpetual fountain."
The Palm Beach Post: C-
"...without much humor or anything worth mulling, the result is two unsatisfying, stilted movies for the price of one."
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