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07/19/02
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... [More]
Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Clayburgh, Caroline Aaron, Sandy Duncan
Director: Eric Schaeffer
Reviews for Never Again
Now all we need is a flick about elderly queers in heat. No, The Dresser doesn't count.
07/13/02
Though the characters are sometimes forced into madcap situations for the sake of adding yuks, the film works best when the protagonists are just being themselves
07/12/02
Schaeffer has crafted a winsomely appealing love story for -- surprise! -- the over-50 set.
09/09/02
An intelligent, funny look at dating and relationships among the middle-aged.
07/27/02
Just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over.
07/26/02
A very funny romantic comedy about two skittish New York middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles.
07/11/02
There are enough things that poke out rather boldly from Never Again's modest proportions to keep it verging on interesting. And not all of them are strapped to Jill Clayburgh's waist.
07/26/02
What Eric Schaeffer has accomplished with Never Again may not, strictly speaking, qualify as revolutionary. But it's defiantly and delightfully against the grain.
07/19/02
Top CriticDespite these annoyances, the capable Clayburgh and Tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age.
08/23/02
Schaeffer isn't in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does.
07/15/02
It's a pleasure to see [Clayburgh] back in full force, having aged beautifully, and in a role that serves as such a neat bookend to An Unmarried Woman.
07/18/02
By turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy, Never Again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.
12/08/02
"Never Again" is a feel-good romance for real people. If you want a smart, mature romantic comedy, this is the one to see.
07/11/02
A funny, raw, touching, ridiculous, outrageous and heartbreaking midlife romantic comedy, wrinkles and all
07/05/02
Thumbs up.
07/15/02
Jeffrey Tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is Oscar-worthy.
07/13/02
Never Again doesn't quite rise above the conventions it attempts to deconstruct, but at its center are two gifted actors who are more than willing to take chances.
07/12/02
Schaeffer has written a clever, plausible, funny, and romantic film.
05/13/03
Tambor and Clayburgh are actually both very likeable in their roles, but the script is just miserable.
08/03/02
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