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Never Again (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 60 Fresh: 19  Rotten:41 Average Rating: 4.5/10
 
Consensus: The performances are excellent, but much of the story rings false. The performances are excellent, but much of the story rings false. more
 
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 12, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $196,147
Synopsis:
Like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY for fiftysomethings living in a world that feels like THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, NEVER AGAIN is a candid, lighthearted film that looks at the emotional and sexual lives of two single 54-year-old New Yorkers. Written, produced, and directed by Eric Schaeffer, the... [More]
Like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY for fiftysomethings living in a world that feels like THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, NEVER AGAIN is a candid, lighthearted film that looks at the emotional and sexual lives of two single 54-year-old New Yorkers. Written, produced, and directed by Eric Schaeffer, the film presents this mismatched middle-aged pair as they question the worth of love. The two meet under the strangest of circumstances--in a gay bar where the straight Christopher (Jeffrey Tambor) is testing out a new image, and Grace (Jill Clayburgh) is looking for anonymity and a solitary moment after a bad date. They quickly discover that they share the romantic credo of "never again," however, as they get to know each other they realize that this credo may not be the answer to their problems. Although the movie is frank about the sexual aspects of their lives, it never gets graphic, and the warmth and humanness with which it portrays sexuality only adds to the appeal of the film. Stars Tambor and Clayburgh give honest performances in roles that Schaeffer wrote specifically for them. NEVER AGAIN is unique in its portrayal of older people in a romantic comedy, and the way that it supports its characters, has faith in them, and develops them as real, believable people is truly special. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Clayburgh, Caroline Aaron, Sandy Duncan, Bill Duke

Director: Eric Schaeffer
Screenwriter: Eric Schaeffer
Producer: Terence Michael, Eric Schaeffer, Bob Kravitz, Dawn Wolfrom

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Aug 5, 2003

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07/16/05 01:57 PM
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01/07/04 12:19 AM
Michael Dequina
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Schaeffer has written a clever, plausible, funny, and romantic film.

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05/13/03 05:15 PM
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com
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By turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy, Never Again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.

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12/08/02 08:36 AM
Merle Bertrand
Film Threat
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This film is just plain awful, despite the efforts of two enormously talented and likable stars who are ultimately done in by an impossible script.

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10/21/02 08:25 AM
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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When a director deliberately sends his own film down such a well-worn path, you know you're in the presence of a truly bad director.

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10/11/02 08:27 AM
Brian Orndorf
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Tambor and Clayburgh make an appealing couple — he’s understated and sardonic, she’s appealingly manic and energetic. Both deserve better.

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09/26/02 11:01 PM
Dan Fienberg
L.A. Weekly
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I never thought I'd say this, but I'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies!

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09/25/02 12:04 PM
Blake French
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09/23/02 08:23 AM
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Both awful and appealing.

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09/20/02 07:39 PM
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Schaeffer has crafted a winsomely appealing love story for -- surprise! -- the over-50 set.

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09/09/02 07:20 PM
David Noh
Film Journal International
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There's something deeply creepy about Never Again, a new arrow in Schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes.

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09/06/02 03:27 PM
Shawn Levy
Oregonian
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08/31/02 08:20 AM
Arizona Republic
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As shameless a love story as anything that Hollywood has ever done.

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08/24/02 09:54 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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Despite these annoyances, the capable Clayburgh and Tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age.

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08/23/02 05:30 PM
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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If Never Again is the best film we can get about older adult sexuality, it's no wonder we're not seeing more movies like it.

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08/23/02 05:28 PM
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
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Sex and romance after 50? Here's proof that it not only exists, a movie about it can be funny and cute.

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08/11/02 04:16 PM
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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After a while, Never Again gets so busy celebrating ageless virility that it forgets to tell a decent story.

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08/08/02 05:14 PM
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Tambor and Clayburgh are actually both very likeable in their roles, but the script is just miserable.

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08/03/02 08:20 AM
Adam Nayman
eye WEEKLY
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In theory, a middle-aged romance pairing Clayburgh and Tambor sounds promising, but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life.

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08/02/02 04:38 PM
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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