Review of Modern Romance (1981) by Alec B — 30 Mar 2013

Pure Albert Brooks. Great cameo by his brother a/k/a Super Dave Osborn.

This review of Modern Romance (1981) was written by Alec B on 30 Mar 2013.

Modern Romance has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nick D (941) on 04 May 2006

Painfully accurate. Absolutley hilarious. Brooks is a genius…

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By Ian R (982) on 26 Feb 2008

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 05 Sep 2009

Good but not great... you have to really love Albert Brooks to really love this film, because it's just him…

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By Wu C (278) on 03 Feb 2010

Albert Brooks is wonderful as always. I didn't like it as much as his more plot-driven comedies, but it was still smart and hilarious…

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By Zoran S (642) on 21 Mar 2012

This is a romance like none other. Albert Brooks is a disaster in relationships, but it is still entertaining…

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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

The first part of the film is farcical and very funny…

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In Albert Brooks' second comedy, which is both funny and irritating (some of it by design), he plays a nuerotic film editor who's unable to…

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By Lisa S (1,201) on 05 Sep 2012

Most of the time I felt for Brooks' character, and there are some funny scenes too, but the ending was anticlimactic and made romance feel futile…

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