Ira & Abby

Name: Ira & Abby
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 14, 2007
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt

2007

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 14, 2007 | R

Starring: Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt

Summary: Ira and Abby is a sweet, hilarious, and slightly subversive romantic comedy. It examines the issues of marriage, monogamy, and whether "I do" is the only path to lifelong love and happiness.
Ira Black is brilliant, neurotic, Jewish, and has so many issues he can't fit them into 12 years of analysis. Abby Willoughby is a free spirit whoIra and Abby is a sweet, hilarious, and slightly subversive romantic comedy. It examines the issues of marriage, monogamy, and whether "I do" is the only path to lifelong love and happiness.
Ira Black is brilliant, neurotic, Jewish, and has so many issues he can't fit them into 12 years of analysis. Abby Willoughby is a free spirit who works in a gym and is better at solving her friends' problems than selling memberships. When the two meet, the impossible happens: They fall in love, meet each other's parents, and decide to get married--all in a few breathless hours. And life is good--for a while--until a series of comic misadventures (multiple divorces, in-laws, affairs, exes, and too many therapists) force the couple to rethink their strategies. (Magnolia Pictures)
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Director: Robert Cary

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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J.R. Jones

Not only delightfully funny but unaffectedly romantic. Read full review

David Wiegand

Lou Lumenick

Isn't as sharply directed as "Jessica Stein," but it's still a formidable crowd-pleaser. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Though playing at times like an extended sitcom, Ira & Abby radiates a breathless charm, due in no small part to Ms. Westfeldt’s sharp dialogue and engagingly unmannered performance. Read full review

Jan Stuart

This round-robin of marital malaise has a lot more integrity than one might anticipate from its meet-cute beginnings. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

It's still a mixed bag with a lot of cutesy awfulness to wade through, but the acerbic ending is enough of a punchline to suggest that Westfeldt understands what a joke this kind of film can be. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

A stale rehash of Woody Allen-style "he's a neurotic Jew, she's a flaky shiksa" gags. Read full review

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JanschieDavie

Aug 9, 2009

Preposterous start that steers into realms of sitcom reality as the movie progresses. The cast is winsome although without any deep believability or motivational foundation. It is too long at the start and too short at the end. Yet, it has something that connects in an over-the-top way. Not Preposterous start that steers into realms of sitcom reality as the movie progresses. The cast is winsome although without any deep believability or motivational foundation. It is too long at the start and too short at the end. Yet, it has something that connects in an over-the-top way. Not for everyone. Maybe for lonely hearts looking for answers without answers.… Expand

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jayb

Apr 28, 2008

Terrific cast and some winning performances, but this movie fails to entertain because of sometimes-inept dialog and a confused plot that strains credulity way past the breaking point and finally lurches to a completely unconvincing and unsatisfying halt.

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KenG

Oct 6, 2007

A wanna-be Woody Allen type movie, but maybe only Woody Allen, can do "Woody Allen" well. Just not funny, witty clever, or insightful enough to make it worthwhile. And neither of the leads are all that good. The male lead in particular, seems miscast.

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Cheesy

Dec 12, 2013

Ugh, the manic pixie dream girl, boring and overdone and not particularly believable for adults. There is a real fake cutsie-pie thing going on that feels contrived. There is literally a scene with a grown woman standing in jammies on the stairs in her parents house (where she lives). SheUgh, the manic pixie dream girl, boring and overdone and not particularly believable for adults. There is a real fake cutsie-pie thing going on that feels contrived. There is literally a scene with a grown woman standing in jammies on the stairs in her parents house (where she lives). She also often appears in pigtails. How vulnerable and cute... Sorry. This movie is another extremely self-conscious Jennifer Westfeldt attempt that, surprise surprise, stars herself. Shared theme in her work: precious pretentiousness that lacks depth (but thinks it's real deep).… Expand

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