90
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissHannah and Her Sisters is old-fashioned in another sense: its plot has the elegant geometry of a Philip Barry play. [Feb 3, 1986]
- 100Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelA joy to behold, a complex film that never loses either its sense of purpose or sense of humor. [7 February 1986, Friday, p.33]
- 100Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonMellow, beautiful, rich and brimming with love, "Hannah" is the best Woody Allen yet and, quite simply, a great film. [7 February 1986, Calendar, p.6-1]
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleSad funny and richly romantic, everything that makes Allen’s movies so beloved. [7 February 1986, Daily Notebook p.76]
- 100VarietyVarietyHe (Allen) makes nary a misstep from beginning to end in charting the amorous affiliations of three sisters and their men over a two-year period.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAllen's writing and directing style is so strong and assured in this film that the actual filmmaking itself becomes a narrative voice.
- 100The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyVirtually nonstop exhilaration--a dramatic comedy not quite like any other, and one that sets new standards for Mr. Allen as well as for all American moviemakers. [7 February 1986]
- 90Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlThere's a sense of ease and contentment to it that has never been so prominent in Allen's work before.
- 80TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAllen has infused it with wit, a superb cast and his usual "the best direction is the least direction" style.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThere's no real resonance between the two halves of the film, yet Allen keeps things moving quickly enough that the film only reveals its basic shapelessness once it's over.