Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

MovieHoliks Having been a life-long fan of Al Pacino, I sometimes wonder why considering THIS movie was my introduction to the actor. I'm guessing because this was one of the few non-rated R movies he did; and it came out when I was a kid. I remember watching this on cable TV a few times, and just noticed it on Netflix again here recently, so thought I'd give it another watch after all these years- for old times' sake. Back then, Pacino sorta reminded me of comedian Richard Lewis or something-?? LOLIn the 1982 film "Author Author", directed by Arthur Hiller, Pacino played a playwright with kids from multiple marriages, dealing with his play that's just about to open, as well as his wife (Tuesday Weld) leaving him, and a new woman in his life (Dyan Cannon) not sure she wants to jump into a relationship with a guy with so many kids! LOL There are things about this movie I enjoyed- particularly Pacino's relationship with the kid actors on screen. They have great chemistry. The movie does do a good job of showing this character (who I believe was partially based on a real guy) juggling all these things in his life. I heard the real story was a bit darker- and they had to tone things down for this movie-?? Hmmm.. might THAT have made for a better, more interesting piece- AND character for Pacino to play-??And I saw at Wikipedia, this movie won (or was nominated) it's share of "Razzie" Awards- including Pacino for "Worst Actor"- and THAT SONG- OMG- "Coming Home to You's Like Coming home to milk and cookies..."???!!! WTF were they thinking when they concocted that horrific melody???!! LMAO Alan King, Bob Elliott and Richard Belzer co-star.NOTE: In Pacino's defense, his next film was 1983's "Scarface"...LOL

Errington_92 Author! Author! was an evoking story of a Playwright manoeuvring work along with his personal live. It had the ability to convey a dramatic storyline whilst containing comedic moments to lighten the mood.Ivan Travalian (Al Pacino) is suffering from his Wife Gloria abandoning him and the children for another man. I was surprised at first by the film's dramatic tone thinking it would be more comical, however this is by no means a complaint. Pacino could certainly hold his own as a dramatic actor as he already proved in previous films. Pacino's incorporated a furiousness into his character which was counted by the passive-aggressiveness Tuesday Weld placed into Gloria's character. These performances were critical in accumulating drama within Author! Author! as it was easy to emphasise with Ivan's emotions whilst becoming infuriated with Gloria. Yet their dramatic confrontations were also comical shown in Ivan arguing with Gloria's new lover Larry. Pacino and Weld again placed their respective characteristic attributes into the scene creating an evoking scene. Yet Ivan's behaviour towards Larry broke dramatic tension as he was exceptionally funny, his threats towards him were ridiculously hilarious.Author! Author! was criticised upon release as it was claimed Ivan's relationship with his children felt contrived. This was a harsh criticism as this aspect contained many comical and heart-felt moments. Spending an evening meal with his children after Gloria deserted the family, Ivan acknowledged the situation with dry humour, "we're all depressed in this family, so we'll stay depressed". Ivan was breaking down the tension as he did when he attempted to escape with his children before gaining unwanted police attention. "I see myself on page six of the New York Post", once again using dry humour in difficult situations. Yet there were emotive scene where Ivan had to deal with the children's problems, there certainly were not contrived as one could feel an emotional bond between the characters. This emotional bond enhanced support for Ivan to keep his family together.Author! Author! was able to combine dramatic and comical aspects of life. Ivan's determination to sort out the difficulties in his life and keep his family together made him an admirable character, thus making Author! Author! an admirable film.

Julie I enjoyed this movie for what it was - a simple story about family. I found that it offered nothing unique it terms of plot, acting, etc. The on-again-off-again relationship between Ivan and his wife was unconvincing to me. I could not understand their motivations each time that they changed their opinion of each other, making the characters a little less believable. Also, I was expecting the movie to be funny - which it was not. Other than that, I enjoyed watching it for the nice sense of a strong family (even if it's a bit contrived) and how they handle adversity. I would not watch this film again, nor would I go out of my way to see it. However, if you have nothing better to do, and you just want to sit down, not think a whole lot, and be mildly entertained, then this is the movie for you.

Travis_Bickle01 The only reason I saw this movie, was because Al Pacino was starring in it. I'm a huge fan of him and I don't want to miss any of his movies. "Author! Author!" is a highly enjoyable comedy-drama about a family guy and his many kids. Al Pacino plays a writer of stage plays who is dealing with some personal problems with his wife which also affects his writing.Of course, "Author! Author!" isn't the best Al Pacino movie ever made, but it's certainly worth watching. This movie was a pleasant surprise. The director Arthur Hiller has also directed the timeless romantic classic "Love Story" with Ryan O'Neal. I think Al Pacino was worth his Golden Globe nomination.Fine and well acted comedy-drama.7,5/10