The Mirror Has Two Faces

Name: The Mirror Has Two Faces
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: November 15, 1996
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 50

1996

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Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: November 15, 1996 | PG-13

Summary: A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 126 min

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Roger Ebert

This is a moving and challenging movie, fascinated by the murky depths that separate what people want from what they say they want and what they think they should want. Read full review

Alison Macor

The Mirror Has Two Faces may not be Oscar caliber on every front, but it’s a lot like its star: sharp in its humor, self-assured in its eccentricities, and immensely watchable. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Streisand's direction is more sure here than it was in the overrated The Prince of Tides, but the rambling script (based on that of a 1958 French film) ultimately lets her down. Read full review

Stephen Thompson

The problem with The Mirror Has Two Faces isn't Streisand's well-documented ego, or the movie's indirect, probably unintentional message that beauty makes all the difference when it comes to who loves you and why. It's that, at 130 minutes, it's long and plodding, with far too many cliches—the age-old spit-take scene, and so on—and inexplicable plot points. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

It’s a time-tested concept that is sandbagged by Streisand’s refusal to play it more like an actress and less like a star. Read full review

Janet Maslin

The overkill of ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' is partly offset by Ms. Streisand's genuine diva appeal. The camera does love her, even with a gun to its head. And she's able to wring sympathy and humor from the first half of this role. Read full review

Empire Bob McCabe

A few decent performances but a little mawkish in places, mainly those scenes with Babs on her own. Read full review

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