
Two for the Road
1967, Romance, 1h 52m
21 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsYou might also like
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Cast & Crew
Joanna Wallace
Mark Wallace
Cathy Manchester
Howard Manchester
Maurice Dalbret
Francoise Dalbret
Critic Reviews for Two for the Road
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (4)
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Would be a far better film if it could only decide which of three lanes it wanted to drive in - comedy, farce or philosophical comment.
March 19, 2020 | Full Review… -
A Hollywood-style romance between beautiful people, and an honest story about recognizable human beings.
July 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
With Two for the Road... Donen took a romantic comedy and deconstructed it, using the nonlinear structure and jump cuts that were being popularised at the time by the French new wave.
January 23, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The picture never quite finds its tone.
August 30, 2012 | Full Review… -
Despite the intermittent tragedies, the ending is powerfully heartfelt, smartly repeating an artistic motif that ties up the whole mixed-up storyline.
August 27, 2020 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review… -
The influence is clearly Nouveau Vague - specifically, it apes A Man and A Woman and even the theme music by Mancini resembles the haunting score of that French movie. No matter. Two for the Road rings true.
February 3, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Two for the Road
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May 17, 2014The film chronicles several journeys in a couple's relationship. While the performances by Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn are often delightful, the film's primary problem is its unevenness. It's occasionally hard to follow, and the mix of happy times and marital discord never quite finds its proper balance. Overall, there are parts of this film that are fun, but the film as a whole lacks cohesiveness.Jim H Super Reviewer
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Oct 30, 2013An au courant account -by the swinging sixties' standards- of a relationship and the institution of marriage, shown through all its stages with lots of charm. From a narrative standpoint it might be a bit muddled, but Hepburn and Finney give the right touch of wit, chemistry, cynicism and joie de vivre for all to be pleased.Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
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May 01, 2011Albert Finney is sososososo hot. This is what Shoot the Moon wants to be but isn't. I'm glad it ends happily - really, really glad.Jennifer X Super Reviewer
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Feb 06, 2010TWO FOR THE ROAD (1963) Directed by Stanley Donen. Written by Frederic Raphael. A great cast, sparkling & amusing dialogue, Miss Hepburn's to-die-for wardrobe, beautiful, scenic locations, masterly direction.....unfortunately, all let down by the casting of Albert ?misery guts? Finney as the husband-come-sparring partner. I have never liked him much & this otherwise wonderful film only confirms what I have always felt about him....that he never found his true metier & always appears uncomfortable in the roles he portrays. Imagine my surprise when earlier this week, I read that the two actors had an affair during filming! It only makes the rest of this R/V seem even more ironic (...naive, perhaps?), as though I have completely failed to really ?see?. I shall still include it. I saw the film on 20/1/10 & wrote the R/V immediately afterwards, but have not had opportunity until today to add it to my Flixster site. OK...so, here goes..... Unfortunately, the lack of any chemistry between Finney & Miss Hepburn turns what could, & should have been a delightful, incisive, bitter-sweet romantic comedy into a ho-hum pedestrian effort. What a terrible shame. Couldn't they have cast Cary Grant? Even someone so much older but less abrasive like James Mason could have made this work. (OUCH!!) ***3 & a half out of 5 stars***mirabella 1 Super Reviewer
Two for the Road Quotes
Joanna Wallace: | *a train drives past them, catching them by surprise* Sexy, wasn't it? |
Joanna Wallace: | Sexy, wasn't it? |
Mark Wallace: | *sarcastically* You're not frustrated at all. |
Mark Wallace: | You're not frustrated at all. |
Mark Wallace: | What kind of people just sit there without a word to say to each other? |
Joanna Wallace: | Married people. |
Mark Wallace: | I was waiting for what you wanted! You wanted a boiled egg, not me! |
Joanna Wallace: | So I suppose Caroline has nothing to do with this? |
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