Sometimes intense (when Finney loses it as he tries to give his daughter the typewriter), sometimes unconvincing (the final tennis court rampage or the shouting match at the restaurant), but with consistently good performances from Finney and Keaton as a separating couple. Good use of music, as well.

"Parker and Goldman seem to want this battling couple to represent a sort of romantic '60s point of view, and they show up the younger lovers as shallow, '70s-style hedonists." - Dan Callahan

Great acting by Keaton and especially Finney makes this story of a marriage falling apart well worth watching, even though the script has some rough patches.

Wildly inconsistent film. Finney and Keaton are both quite strong and do their best with the material. But for every extraordinary scene (and there are enough of them to be worthwhile), there's one that pushes their situation way too far into melodramatic territory. It doesn't feel real, which is frustrating in light of how good it is when it does strike an honest chord. Interesting to see Allen and Weller in dramatic roles given what they're most known for. Decent film, coulda been something.

Finney is absolutely convincing as a man who regrets his actions but feels compelled to follow his course.

Sometimes underdeveloped, sometimes overcooked melodrama that rings emotionally true even if the narrative journey taken by the Finney and Keaton characters goes implausible. Both leads excel, however. In particular, Keaton is magnificent; her "If I Fell" bathtub scene is one of the most beautifully sad moments in American film. If only the whole work could sustain that truth.

Second half is more interesting than the first, which meanders a bit. And in truth, watching people sob by themselves doesn't do a whole lot for the story. Keaton as always has a tendency to fall into her la-dee-da arms-flapping laughing-at-everything shtick (it's like she's just smoked her first joint); but when she takes the proceedings seriously, she's quite good. Finney is sterling too. Making the setting Marin County seemed irrelevant; it looked more like a generic Anywhere.

Good film.