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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAllen appears determined to craft a motion picture that can be laughed at without plumbing any especially deep neuroses of the human condition.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA zippy, frothy confection that emerges as agreeable middle-range Woody.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinDependably well made and not quite like any Allen film that came before. Nimble film making like this isn't necessarily geared to the magnum opus, but Mr. Allen can achieve fine, amusing results even while thinking small. [27 October 1995, P.C1]
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA sketchy trifle that is sporadically amusing but also off-putting around the edges.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkAllen's connective scenes are slack and barely functional, and even his asides lack bite.
- 60Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAn uneven blend of mirth and malice.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineIs there no one in Allen's circle who dares to tell the master this ain't funny?
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyFans of Allen, the comedian, will be glad to hear there are more chuckles here than in his last film, "Bullets Over Broadway." Fans of Allen, the plot craftsman, will find a lot less discipline and imagination in the writing. In truth, Mighty Aphrodite is mighty slight.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAllen gets a chance to unload all his usual patronizing contempt for and middle-class "wisdom" about his own working-class origins.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIn this loser-and-the-whore story line, Allen's sensibilities have taken a turn for the nasty.