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(1 - 40) of 40 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1   "Allen presents the side-by-side stories as if to compare the comic and tragic views of experience, and it might work but for the fact that the two [playwrights] come up with dissimilar plots featuring different characters played mostly by different actors"   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale 4/5 "Un juego de contrastes, un brillante juego narrativo, y una premisa perfecta en su simplicidad."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez C- "Melinda returns Woody Allen to more steady ground; yet, his film still feels like a work completed with one eye closed."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Whether Melinda's excesses lead to heartbreak or full-on calamity, the film proposes that she's too much for either genre on its own. "   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "Schizophrenic but mildly diverting, with a revelatory performance by Radha Mitchell in the leads."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "The eclectic supporting cast keeps things interesting for a little while...but the novelty soon wears off, and we're left with nothing more than an unusually dull Allen flick."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C- "It's all about the same old Woody rehashed musings over struggling artistic New Yorkers living in swell brownstone apartments."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/10 "finding the plot "gimmick" seems to exhaust all of Allen's creativity"   Draxblog Movie Reviews   Dragan Antulov 2/4 "As the title suggests, Melinda and Melinda features two renditions of the same person. Woody Allen would have been smart to scrap them both and start from scratch."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/5 "(...) aburrida, ni lo suficientemente cómica, ni lo suficientemente dramática..."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B- "The impression one gets as the final credits roll is one of having seen an enjoyable, witty flick, even if one's audible reactions were confined to a few chuckles."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "Little more than a failed stunt, a would-be magic trick in which the sleight of hand is all too obvious."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Melinda and Melinda revolves around neurotic and selfish characters who are unappealing in every way."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "Has a fascinating premise; it's the execution that's sloppy."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "For all his metaphysical “Big Question” pretensions, Allen ultimately settles on the cliché that all's well that ends well."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/5 "Woody Allen's parallel-lives story is a nicely made diversion that puts him back on track."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "A cerebrally frothy charmer."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "Both stories center around Allen’s constant obsessions: terror of mortality and the consequent dissatisfaction with life that in Allen’s world inevitably leads to infidelity."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 7/10 "If you dig on Woody, you’re likely to get some enjoyment out of this film..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo C+ "provides a refreshing new framework for Allen's premise"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 3/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3/5 "The comic side isn’t really that comic."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 4/4 "Woody Allen's best film in 20 years."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest C "Only Brooke Smith is distinctive as supporting player Cassie. Amanda Peet is a natural for Woody's style, but is saddled with one of Allen's most cliched characters"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/5 "But both variations on Melinda's story bear the unmistakable mark of Allen's morose sensibilities. In the end they both feel muddy and unfocused rather than delightfully ambiguous."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh B "The film feels like a summary work, as if [Allen] is reevaluating his career twenty-five years after exploring similar territory in Stardust Memories."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 5/10 "More an interesting idea for a film than an interesting film."   Mark Leeper's Reviews   Mark R. Leeper C+ "Comic or tragic, a story should be involving. With dreary, self-involved, characters who move around the plots like sleepwalkers, neither one of these stories is. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2.5/5 "missing, unfortunately, both laughs and tears"   Filmcritic.com   Nick Schager 3/5 "Inventive and insightful look at relationships, although it suffers the flaws of Allen's more recent films."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "Even though this isn't up to the standards of the best Woody Allen films, it is still worth watching."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C- "Where Woody Allen’s Manhattan intellectual and pithy lines always evinced a smile when delivered by the auteur, in the hands of his replacements they are just not funny."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3.5/5 "All the inner workings of "Melinda and Melinda" show that Allen has finally risen above, returned to his position as a fine filmmaker."   Film Threat   Rory L. Aronsky 4/5 "A welcome return to form from a really talented guy who's been churning out cinematic junk for the past few years."   DVD Clinic   Scott Weinberg "The comic and tragic stories are cleverly intercut, but they're both so inconsequential that it's hard to bring yourself to care which one you're watching."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Occasionally confusing but inherently appealing, Woody Allen once again explores the concept of alternate realities."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "With each passing film, it becomes excruciatingly obvious that Allen lives in his own urban neurotic bubble, cut off from how people -- even the Manhattan intelligentsia he both celebrates and skewers -- actually speak and interact."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2/4 "A sad state of affairs when what was once the most vibrant satirical force in American film is now a black hole that only a lucky few can escape."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 5/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel  (1 - 40) of 40 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1