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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenWoody's back on solid ground with his first memorable pic of the new millennium.
- 80VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungRadha Mitchell stirs memories of complex Allen heroines from Annie Hall on down, even if the action is dispersed via a larger ensemble cast which he currently favors.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWith Melinda and Melinda he's (Allen) not just going through the motions. He's saying the game isn't over before you laugh till it hurts.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis is closer to an Allen comeback than anything else he's made recently. Maybe he'll achieve it with his next movie, "Match Point," due this year.
- 70The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyIt's emotionally more alive than anything Allen has done since "Sweet and Lowdown," in 1999. I was absorbed in it, and I liked parts of it. And I wish to God it were better.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensAs he (Allen) interweaves two versions of the Melinda story, one meant to be bathed in pathos, the other sprinkled with whimsy, it becomes apparent that his notions of comedy and tragedy do not quite correspond either to scholarly dogma or to everyday usage.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe best reason to see Melinda and Melinda is Radha Mitchell, who has her grabbiest role (or two of them) since she broke through with "High Art."
- 60TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissAllen has assembled an attractive cast and given most of them clichés to inhabit. He has also stinted on inventiveness.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanNeither comedy nor tragedy, the movie is closest to genteel soap opera.
- 30The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinA second-rate comedy and a third-rate drama, Melinda And Melinda gives viewers two unsatisfying movies in one. The only genuine tragedy here involves a once-brilliant comedy writer plunging further into a seemingly permanent artistic freefall.