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The Object of My Affection (1998)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 7

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Nicholas Hytner (The Crucible) directed this Wendy Wasserstein screenplay, adapted from Stephen McCauley's novel, about the romantic mismatch of a gay man and a young pregnant woman. When literary agent Sidney Miller (Alan Alda) and his wife Constance (Allison Janney) have a dinner party, Constance's social-worker stepsister Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) attends without her lawyer boyfriend Vince McBride (John Pankow). Also present are gay schoolteacher George Hanson (Paul Rudd) and his

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Drama, Comedy

Wendy Wasserstein

Jan 8, 2002

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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All Critics (49) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (25) | DVD (10)

The plot's hokey contrivances and the theatrical shtick tend to prevail over the sporadic moments of insight and emotional truth.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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The best romantic comedy so far this year.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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There is a movie fighting to get out of The Object of My Affection, and I like it better than the movie it's trapped in.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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This comedy is content to enjoy the beguiling antics of Ms. Aniston, who is as skillful here as she is miscast, and to let its colorful minor characters give it a sitcom spin.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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While some of the solutions are a little facile, the film nevertheless succeeds, due in large part to a luminous performance by Jennifer Aniston...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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It never persuades you it belongs on the big screen.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

The Object of My Affection is one of the best romantic comedies I've seen in ages.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | Comment
Reeling Reviews

At the core... is the college dorm debate question: Can a man and a woman live and love together without sex? The answers ... in a typical dorm room are ... as interesting...

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Comment
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

This is a tale of difficult choices and wistful decisions, of trying to choose between two types of love when only one is possible. It is touching without being sappy, and beautifully photographed.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | Comment
Film Quips Online

Wendy Wasserstein's script endows the story with equal measures emotional pain and romantic buoyancy...

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | Comment
Cincinnati Enquirer

The forgettable sum does not equal the formidable parts.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

Consegue se sobressair em meio a uma enxurrada de romancezinhos 'água-com-açúcar' que têm sido produzidos nos últimos tempos.

May 31, 2002 Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | Comment
Cinema em Cena

When confronted with a film as relentlessly PC and romantically feel-good as The Object of My Affection, you eventually have to succumb.

March 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | Comment
Boston Phoenix

Portrait of a determined young woman's attempt to create her own unique extended family.

March 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Suggests a Nacho Cerda exploitation piece scored by the world's most optimistic organ grinder.

February 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

Although the movie maintains a certain level of interest, at times it feels thoroughly scattershot, especially in dealing with its characters.

February 27, 2001 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | Comment
Q Network Film Desk
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Audience Reviews for The Object of My Affection

This glossy, unusual romantic comedy is great with the appealling cast including Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd.

August 6, 2007
deano
Dean McKenna

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A pretty good movie, though I did feel a bit disappointed in the end but it was the proper way to end it I suppose. Good to watch if you're in the mood for something emotional I suppose.

May 21, 2007
wildaly14

Super Reviewer

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