The Way We Were (1973)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:11
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Sydney Pollack directs Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in this sensitive and moving tale of the romance of two individuals whose political ideologies are exact opposites. Streisand won an... [More]
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Murray Hamilton
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Reviews for The Way We Were
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 B- |
In Pollack's schmaltzy romantic melodrama, real politics is in the background (of course), but the movie is enjoyable as a star vehicle for its handsome stars, Redford and Streisand in their only film together, not to mention Hamlisch's melodic tone. Full Review |
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The politics are relegated to the background, and what is left is a commercially astute weepie. Full Review |
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3/4 |
An engrossing, if occasionally ludicrous, hit tearjerker with Pollack, Streisand, and Redford doing a good job of bringing Arthur Laurents' script to the screen. Full Review |
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A distended, talky, redundant and moody melodrama. Full Review |
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A for effort; C for execution. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Sentimental but not overly smaltzy
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3/5 |
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With the script glossing whole areas of confrontation (from the communist '30s to the McCarthy witch-hunts), it often passes into the haze of a nostalgic fashion parade. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's easy to forgive the movie a lot because of Streisand. She's fantastic. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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The story of Jewish left-wing ugly duckling and the WASP prince with whom she falls in love encapsulates its time and emotions with knowing precision. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Ultra glossy soaper that's frankly irresistible.
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Syrupy and over-rated.
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5/5 |
certainly a classic of its kind
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
Comes off as about as believable as a love affair between myself and a potted plant. Full Review |
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62/100 |
Some movies just don’t stand the test of time. Full Review |
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