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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThough it has some mildly amusing moments (mostly in the visuals accompanying the novel's narration), Alex & Emma is disappointing, neither very romantic nor very comic.
- 50PremiereLaine EwenPremiereLaine EwenHad the picture maintained a sense of lightheartedness, it may have better lived up to its genre. But, as is, Alex & Emma is flat, neither whimsically romantic nor consistently comedic.
- 50Film ThreatFilm ThreatToo much of Alex & Emma is an overt attempt to recreate the lightning in a bottle Reiner achieved with “When Harry Met Sally.”
- 38Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe lack of sexual tension is astounding.
- 33Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganYou can't help but think how much better this film would be had Woody Allen directed it...How much more acerbic fun would it be to see Judy Davis playing stenographer to a neurotic, writer's-blocked Woody?
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayA stunningly inert piece of cinema, a movie that basically boils down to serial shots of people talking to each other.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe inside story is weak, dull and head-poundingly boring, and the outside story is only slightly better, thanks to the lukewarm likability of its two stars.
- 30L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIt's like a three-times-too-long sitcom pilot missing the laugh track.
- 25Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleWatching Wilson and Hudson toil thanklessly through this mess is more laborious than writing the Great American Novel. And a lot less lucrative.
- 0Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesAstonishingly dull. The leads have zero chemistry, the supporting actors are even worse, and the script is a lifeless, draggy thing.