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Never Again (2002) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Never Again (2002) a score of 1.3453 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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Reviews by Score:

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

Never Again, a romantic comedy starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambor as skeptical Manhattan singles in their middle years, is a bad movie that happened to good actors. Clayburgh and Tambor are superb in this foul and foul-mouthed affair ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

Village Voice (Ben Kenigsberg)

A comedic semi-rehash of "An Unmarried Woman" (1978) with older leads, Never Again sports a good-hearted story but doesn't know how to tell it. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Village Voice (Ben Kenigsberg)

Boston Globe (Janice Page)

There are moments, too, where the forced hipness falls aside and the two lead characters just plain relate, realistically and maturely, with a seasoned playfulness that is truly charming. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Boston Globe (Janice Page)

LA Weekly (Dan Fienberg)

Schaeffer fails to develop the relationship beyond clichéd signpost events. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at LA Weekly (Dan Fienberg)

Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

Youthful audiences won't be attracted to a love story between two 54-year-olds in the first place, and mature audiences will be turned off by the language, not necessarily out of prudishness, but out of its sheer crassness. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

TV Guide (Frank Lovece)

Kudos to writer-director Eric Schaeffer for doing a sexually graphic romantic comedy about fiftysomethings without being patronizing or cutesy. With both heart and guts, he honestly depicts how that moony-eyed, falling-in-love rush of endorphins is the ...read the complete Never Again movie review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)

Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)

It's a pleasure to see Jill Clayburgh on the big screen in a story about middle-aged love and sexuality, but she can't rescue this alternately trite and implausible comedy. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)

Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)

A good-natured but trivial Manhattan romantic comedy. ...read the complete Never Again movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)