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Modern Romance

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Modern Romance (1981)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:17

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Film editor Robert Cole is breaking up with his girlfriend, Mary--again. Even Mary doesn't really believe he's serious. Sure enough, after 24 hours of trying to start his life over by launching a... Film editor Robert Cole is breaking up with his girlfriend, Mary--again. Even Mary doesn't really believe he's serious. Sure enough, after 24 hours of trying to start his life over by launching a new exercise program and setting up a date with a woman he once met but can't seem to remember, he becomes desperate to be back with his former love. Mary takes him back, and the codependent couple finds themselves right back in their old dysfunctional patterns of jealousy and insecurity--but at least the sex is great. Albert Brooks again shows his ability to analyze and deconstruct the most everyday elements of life with humor and empathy in this wry, comic view of relationships. George Kennedy has a hilarious cameo as himself in the film-within-the-film that Brooks's character is editing, and director James L. Brooks appears as the neurotic director of the same film. [More]

Starring: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, George Kennedy, Bruno Kirby

Starring: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, George Kennedy, Bruno Kirby, James L. Brooks, Meadowlark Lemon

Director: Albert Brooks

Director: Albert Brooks
Producer: Andrew Scheinman, Martin Shafer

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Brooks brings his inimitable brand of dry comedy to this look at the world f relationships.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

No review available.

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11/13/02
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Brooks can be very funny, but sometimes his whining mutes the laughs.

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11/05/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

No review available.

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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The first part of the film is farcical and very funny.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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03/01/08
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
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Ends up more insightful than funny.

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01/08/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Extremely funny, ultra-hip and alarmingly insightful.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

In Albert Brooks' second comedy, which is both funny and irritating (some of it by design), he plays a nuerotic film editor who's unable to sustain a normal relationship

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
12/27/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Nearly as much as Jerry Lewis, Albert Brooks's comic persona is defined by its unlikability.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
05/03/06
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

Modern Romance explores the dangers of possessive love.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/31/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Not Brooks at his best, but still amusing

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10/04/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Another obsessive classic from Albert Brooks

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10/03/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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01/07/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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10/01/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

An early-career winner from Albert Brooks.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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07/25/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

makes the repetition and relative tameness of the primary plot seem all the more obvious

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01/10/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

There's little to nothing funny about this.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

Yet another Albert Brooks film. Why?

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08/26/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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