Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

whyisitso I found this movie very appealing and human. Sure, it brings out guilt feelings if you are married, but critical reviewers need to note it is really based on a fantasy, so may not be realistic. Ellen Burstyn is the better actor of the two. The song sung by Johnny Mathis suits the story admirably. I've seen this movie several times now and never get bored with it.

x xx this movie could not have been any better. not a big Ellyn Burstyn fan, but hey, she rocked this movie. Alan Alda is so perfect in his role. Ellen too. The changes they go through and the depth of the characters is surely one of the most interesting of all movies. My hubby always hated this movie because it's about cheating spouses, but that does happen in real life, so i couldn't really discount it because of that.anyway, go see it, rent it, whatever. it's extremely witty and clever. will have you crying a bit at the end.just the montage scenes from the 60s-70s and the gorgeous theme song are worth watching the movie over and over. but in addition, you get the superb style and acting that are this movie.

edwinalarren The monotony of marriage manifests itself through a potpourri of boring actions, usually there is nothing wrong with your marriage, yet, often times, there is nothing right with your marriage either!! Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn play two people who were brought together by a happenstance encounter. Dining alone became dining together, and the rest, as they say, is history. Everything between the two of them seemed to click!! Eventually, their elongated diatribes of discontentment garnered some sort of precariously unexplained kindred spirit. Both characters' penchant for conventionalism made them reluctant to establish extra marital relations. Bottom line, the two of them may as well have flipped a coin, heads, they do it (In a manner of speaking). This is where the plot of the movie is established!! Here was the attraction, at some point, your married life of the kids, the mortgage, and the dog, must be given a reprieve for just one weekend out of an entire year. At this point, it is time to pontificate, placate, theorize, ruminate, and, most importantly, it is also a time to listen to each other. Americans call it infidelity, most archaic nations call it a mistress!! The favorite euphemism for this situation is surrogacy!! Now enters, the comprehension of hang ups, afflictions, and overall resilience which both these characters possess!!! This little endeavor of marital indiscretion was for purposes of emotional nurturing, as well as a reaffirmation of each other's necessary fortitude. Both Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn felt so justified for their actions that even mere mention of recrimination for these actions was categorized as utterly ludicrous!! In this affair, everything else was preempted by a bittersweet stoicism that mandated that this theatrical adultery linger on for 27 years and counting!! "Same Time Next Year" was originally a stage play, the dialog attempted to be witty, it did not fail, however, it was not filled with razor sharp wit either!! Movies which started out as stage plays are intriguing to me because they itemize the expressions of their characters far more effectively than a typical high budget Hollywood film!! The snippets of pop culture throughout the different decades of this film signified the change in attitudes the main characters (Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn) experienced!! The most significant concept to emanate from this movie was that 99% of your life was about doing the right thing!! The other one percent is reserved for you, and the type of person you are!! You are permitted to do one wrong thing to make all of the right things better, if you know what I mean!! In essence, the amelioration for marital infidelity in this movie served as a subterfuge for white collar psycho analysis!! Richard Mulligan directs this film, he is best known for "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Inside Daisy Clover" is my favorite Mulligan film!! The cinematography to the film "Same Time Next Year" was sensational!! The theme song "The Last Time I Felt Like This" was on the charts forever back in 1978!! My overall assessment of "Same Time Next Year" is that it was successfully unique!! Very good movie, I liked it very much!!

wjpj This movie, like "Bridges of Madison County", is about a couple of cheaters. They meet one weekend a year to break their marriage vows. Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda are likable people, so that makes it appear alright, but the harm that it does to their spouses and their marriages is never shown. Since they are essentially the only two characters in the movie, they appear to be together a lot, but it's really only for a weekend at a time. If they were really in love, they wouldn't be content with one weekend a year. Movies like this are immoral, since they glorify adultery and make it seem like it's a perfectly normal thing to do. They make a mockery of the marriage vows.