Play It Again, Sam
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 5, 1972 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Slick adaptation of Woody Allen's play. Read full review
80
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Even when he's not in an anarchic mood, Woody Allen is still the funniest neurotic in American movies today and Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross from Allen's screenplay, will probably remain the funniest new movie around this summer until another Allen work shows up. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Woody's neuroses are still gloriously present, and the whole thing is made accessible by Herbert Ross' dynamic direction. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Allen's neurosis is not to everyone's taste, but this movie - based on his own stage play about a film critic with seduction problems who takes Bogart as a role model - shows him at his best, exploring the gap between movie escapism and reality. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Maybe the movie has too much coherence, and the plot is too predictable; that's a weakness of films based on well-made Broadway plays. Still, that's hardly a serious complaint about something as funny as Play It Again, Sam. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A true film buff's film about a film buff. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The placid direction of Herbert Ross keeps Allen in the spotlight for some good laughs, several chuckles and many smiles. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
It's a satisfying comedy in which the humor actually develops from character rather than plot. [15 Mar 1987, p.5]
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