Pluskylang Great Film overall

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Maz-hell This movie is incredible for its time. It is actually really funny for a start, something recent "comedies" had forgotten to do.Both actors are marvelous. Considering their makeup was also on point it is actually a believable aging process movie.The music is sparce, but great.The plot was surprisingly deep, even made you question some of your own desitions.The scenography was bland. It never changed... and remember, this was supposed to be for 25 years. A great movie. Would watch again for laughs.

divrdown22 This is a film that has stuck with me for many years. If your interested in a film that celebrates the nuances and broad absurdities of human behavior, than this one is for you. The fact that it's based from a play and performed conspicuously in mostly one set, makes us focus on their every word and detail as their lives are revealed to us; along with their own unfolding self-discoveries. It's most surely not a nail-biting super adventure flick such as the Transformers Franchise. For starters, what wonderful performances by Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn! What is most interesting for me, is that I first saw it when I was 15 yrs old. And by myself. The tittle song that meanders through the film is lovely, and has helped to attach the memory for me all these years as well.The premise is so simple. It's about personal growth, life experiences; and the sharing of those experiences. The fact that Doris and George are both married to other people is a philosophical one, and a personal challenge for the viewer. The truth is, we all age, enter new stages in our lives; and the possibility that an additional love can be apportioned to all of us is put up for consideration. It's in this perspective that George and Doris share intimate chapters of their lives with each other while not able to do so with their respective spouses. A poignant example of this in the film describes George finally revealing to Doris that his son Michael was killed by a sniper during the Vietnam war, but though he loved him, had admittedly been unable to cry about the event until it was Doris's unique understanding and physical touch that finally broke George's angry facade; unleashing a watershed of built-up despair. I think at it's core, the film is able to offer all of us through a unique perspective, the importance of compassion, understanding, communication, and unconditional love. Even through unconventional ways.

yastepanov Over 15 year ago, I had an "affair" (my wife was mentally ill and we had been estranged for some time) but I discovered one thing: If it is love, not just sex, you cannot keep leaving and getting back together so simply.The other problem I have with the premise of this story is that while the changes in the characters appear logical, it is because they come at several years of interval, but the story is they meet each year.Changes such as her becoming a "hippie" and him becoming a conservative would not have happened in ONE year.You have to suspend all reason to accept this story.

shhazam2 We have enjoyed watching this movie made from a play every time we have watched it.The story line holds true for today as well or even better than when we first saw the movie back in 1978.We laughed a lot and even cried a little as these two adulterous lovers unfolded the story of their long term love affair for us.This is real grown-up humor that survives as fresh and bright every time you view the movie.Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn are superb and perfectly cast as basically the only characters. Their dialog is rich and full of fun, real humor, real tragedy and real human interaction.Can not recommend this movie more highly.