Ira and Abby 2006

Critics score:
69 / 100

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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Ira & Abby has plenty of sharp details, mostly verbal, and it gives old pros and newer faces a chance to show off their poker-faced comic wiles. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Ira & Abby, in its breezy, low-key way, will make audiences happy -- something [director] Westfeldt already knows how to do. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: The nicest surprise of the week -- not just nice but amazing -- is a comedy called Ira and Abby. Read more

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Tasha Robinson, AV Club: A mixed bag with a lot of cutesy awfulness to wade through, but the acerbic ending is enough of a punchline to suggest that Westfeldt understands what a joke this kind of film can be. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Ira & Abby is like its characters: nice with a lot of problems. Read more

Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: An odd love poem for cynics who have thrown sentimentality into the garbage. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: This round-robin of marital malaise has more integrity than one might expect from its meet-cute beginnings. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: A formidable crowd-pleaser. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: ...Ira & Abby radiates a breathless charm, due in no small part to Ms. Westfeldt's sharp dialogue and engagingly unmannered performance. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: It's sunny, oh-so-New-York and ever-so cute, and Messina and Westfeldt, under-used actors, are equally beguiling. Read more

David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle: Ira & Abby is a comedy of errors that makes very few along the way. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: Ira and Abby is launched with an infectious elation, a no-guts-no-glory take on love that's joyous... Read more

Julia Wallace, Village Voice: Annie Hall called, and it wants its plot back. Read more