The Woman in Red 1984

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: Writer-Director Wilder has fashioned an ironic, worldly, yet sternly moral comedy that gives an energizing twist to every farcical convention and finds the perfect timing for every rubber-faced reaction to calamity. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Fortunately, most of the film is more appealing than its premise. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The project as a whole is a lot less mawkish than we've come to expect from Wilder's directorial efforts. Still, it ain't exactly state of the art. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: [A] broad, unfunny Hollywood remake of the broad, only vaguely funny French original Pardon Mon Affaire. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The laughs roll along readily as Wilder tries one idea after another to sneak out on wife Judith Ivey and family to rendevous with Le Brock. Read more