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The Story of Us
2000
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The Story of Us
Positive Reviews
10
Negative reviews
9
Average Rating
2.7
/5
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4.2
Everything in The Story of Us is spelled out for the audience, and the film works so hard to portray the Jordans as normal, multitasking representativ ..
EW
4.5
Narratively, the political dimensions of the death penalty arent exactly what beguile audiences here.
Vulture
2.0
Ultimately, the movie delivers a few knowing laughs and the hint of a couple of tears, and will leave audiences feeling a little better about the tens ..
1.0
That would be harmless enough if the film didnt insist on trumpeting its insights at top volume, relying on heavy shtick and turning its characters in ..
The New York Times
1.5
A Story better left untold CAN A marriage survive 15 years of marriage goes the tag line for The Story of Us..Can it
San Francisco Chronicle
1.3
There is a desperate phoniness about director Rob Reiners The Story of Us.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Unfortunately, what you get here is a downbeat tale of a 15 year marriage thats about as funny as major heart surgery without an anaesthetic.
3.0
Both actors were at the top of their game in this film with many touching and funny moments between them and their kids.
JoBlo
3.5
But as The Story of Us demonstrates, love can be renewed even after a period of acute spiritual dryness.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.5
Pfeiffer delivers a monologue in the last few minutes that will jerk tears among men and women alike, a speech that is at once terribly funny and achi ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
In fact, when the kids head off to summer camp, their parents separate.
Screen It
2.5
The Story of Us does convey the joys and sorrows involved in staying together, but ultimately seems to do so with more shtick than truth. Rod Granger
Film Journal International ..
2.0
But it also treats its subject matter in a superficial manner, and theres not nearly enough humor or at least, good humor to let that slide.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
2.0
The Story of Us is a unique film in that it manages to perfectly dissect the reason why it fundamentally doesnt work.
Bbc
2.5
A collection of performances that are more than the creaky material deserves.
Mr Brown Movies
2.5
The supporting cast is chock full of recognizable thesps that are unfortunately all wasted.
The Movie Boy
2.5
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
2.5
You got your chicken pox, you got your summer camp farewells, you got your tooth fairy.
Spliced Wire
3.1
I dont know about you, but I dont enjoy arguments at tempers edge.
Ross Anthony
4.0
Mr. Lynchs road movie, traveling two lane highways at single digit speeds, dares to be as direct as it is leisurely; to be sweet in its celebration of ..
Wsj
3.5
But much of this humor misses its mark, and some actually seems to backfire, making the mood even more depressing than it is.
Film Quips Online
2.5
GOP rips Cuomo for America was never that great Gov. Andrew Cuomo was under siege by his political opponents Thursday after he said a day earlier that ..
Rochester Goes Out
3.5
The Story of Us has enough good elements to make it watchable, but overall I felt let down by it.
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