I have a deep, irrational hatred for both Elaine Stritch and Dianne Wiest. They both have awful voices. Dianne Wiest is worse though. She has these ticks I can't stand. Spontaneously squinting in lieu of actually conveying an emotion. Spontaneously stuttering, for the same reason. Apart from what I viewed as bad or annoying acting, I didn't find the story very strong. Of Allen's Bergman films, I've seen Another Woman, Interiors, and now September, and I can say that this is the weakest.

Can't believe Woody made this one. It is a boring, justly forgotten film by one of the greats. The dialogue was awful and unengaging. It's also interesting that Woody's followups to both of his Oscar winning films have been unremarkable.

I never imagined myself rating a Woody Allen's movie so lowly, but this one is really boring.

Trying to harvest without cropping, Allen sucked for the first time.

i'd like to be able to call this a dud, but it's really just an utter failure. about 45 minutes of a power outage then just stark wussy complaining--i do suppose complaining is one of woody allen's signature trademarks, but he usually does it in an entertaining fashion. this movie is just pure boring.

Some great moments are together with really lame ones.

Instead of incorporating Bergmans' style into his own movies, Allen opts to make a straight up Bergman movie. The results are mixed, but it's saved from sucking by fine performances. Although by this point it was becoming painfully obvious that Farrow doesn't have that much range.

There's some clunky lines in here, and the whole thing feels like Allen had a deadline and an omnibus edition of Chekhov, but the acting isn't bad.

Not often remembered. Very good, though.

The dialogue is awful, really really awful. There's a boatload of shallow philosophizing, unrealistic emotional frankness and just plain whining. The actors did not appear to be into their roles, and who can blame them? I've liked Allen's other pure dramas (Another Woman and Interiors), but this one is empty and worthless.