Mighty Aphrodite
Miramax Films | Release Date: November 3, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie reveals its serious undertones (with commentary by the Greek chorus, which occasionally breaks into song and dance) while at the same time developing a plot that lends itself to slapstick. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Allen appears determined to craft a motion picture that can be laughed at without plumbing any especially deep neuroses of the human condition. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
It was only natural that Allen would eventually have to make a Greek drama. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleLeah Garchik
Woody Allen's incredible wit is at the heart of all that's wonderful in Mighty Aphrodite, and Woody Allen's incredible ego is at the core of its major flaw. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A zippy, frothy confection that emerges as agreeable middle-range Woody. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Dependably well made and not quite like any Allen film that came before. Nimble film making like this isn't necessarily geared to the magnum opus, but Mr. Allen can achieve fine, amusing results even while thinking small. [27 October 1995, P.C1] Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A sketchy trifle that is sporadically amusing but also off-putting around the edges. Read full review
70
Washington PostHal Hinson
It's a mixed bag--deftly and hilariously philosophical in some places, deeply disengaged and prosaic in others. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
Allen's connective scenes are slack and barely functional, and even his asides lack bite. Read full review
60
Rolling StonePeter Travers
An uneven blend of mirth and malice. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineHarlan Jacobson
Is there no one in Allen's circle who dares to tell the master this ain't funny? Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
It treads enjoyably over old ground, and it has a surprisingly foul mouth, though rather than cruising along with the ease of Allen's best work it tends to hobble, and it closes in a flurry of undecided endings. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Fans of Allen, the comedian, will be glad to hear there are more chuckles here than in his last film, "Bullets Over Broadway." Fans of Allen, the plot craftsman, will find a lot less discipline and imagination in the writing. In truth, Mighty Aphrodite is mighty slight. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Allen gets a chance to unload all his usual patronizing contempt for and middle-class "wisdom" about his own working-class origins. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
In this loser-and-the-whore story line, Allen's sensibilities have taken a turn for the nasty. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
Mighty Aphrodite may take its thematic and structural cues from Greek tragedy, but it's second-rate Borscht Belt all the way. Read full review
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