Don't listen to the negative reviews

Awesome Movie

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

I just saw Same Time Next Year, and I loved it. However one thing that wasn't explained in the movie is Doris's new baby. Did she tell her husband that HE was the father ? If so, don't you think that was kind of deceitful ? Any comments, let me know, thank you, Jim.

Same Time, Next Year is directed by Robert Mulligan, has a screenplay by Bernard Slade based on his play and stars Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn.The film begins in the early 1950's with George(Alan Alda)and Doris(Ellen Burstyn)both staying at the same inn. They meet and quickly develop feelings for one another, this leads to them spending the night together. They discover that they are both married and decide to meet up at the inn every year.The film shows the couple ageing and always meeting back up in the inn and staying in the same room. They share stories about their lives and families and as the years pass share sadness and tragedy as well as happiness.The film certainly sticks close to it's theatre roots with the use of just two locations the room at the inn and the outside shots of the inn by the sea. Alda and Burstyn have a lovely chemistry and although Burstyn appears a little older than her character perhaps should be she is still very good in the role. Both Doris and George also seem to genuinely care about their spouses and they do struggle with the fact that they are having an affair. The affair continues though because they relate to each other so much and they satisfy something in each other that their spouses can't.Poignant, funny and romantic Same Time, Next Year is well worth a watch.

This was a movie that should have been a 21 minute sitcom episode. The minute I heard that sickeningly sweet, syrupy song sung by Johnny Mathis (Mr. Wobbly Vibrato himself) and Jane Oliver I knew this movie was doomed. The other thing is I just don't find anything remotely romantic about Alda and Burstyn. When Ellen Burstyn's character showed up in her hippie phase I just rolled my eyes and thought what BAD acting. I bet both Burstyn and Alda were very self satisfied with their performances. In the final scene, it is just one beige color after another. Ellen is wearing beige, Alan Alda is wearing beige, the furniture is beige. Even Ellen's wig is beige. I guess that kind of sums this movie up for me. It is a very beige movie.The only costume I liked on (blonde-wigged) Ellen Burstyn was the gorgeous black dress she wore with the rhinestone brooch and her lovely shiny dangle earrings. This, I believe, was their second meeting. Unfortunately for me, this is the one thing that I liked about the movie. Yes sadly I liked her black dress. That was it.

This is a film that has stuck with me for many years. If your interested in a film that celebrates the nuances and broad absurdities of human behavior, than this one is for you. The fact that it's based from a play and performed conspicuously in mostly one set, makes us focus on their every word and detail as their lives are revealed to us; along with their own unfolding self-discoveries. It's most surely not a nail-biting super adventure flick such as the Transformers Franchise. For starters, what wonderful performances by Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn! What is most interesting for me, is that I first saw it when I was 15 yrs old. And by myself. The tittle song that meanders through the film is lovely, and has helped to attach the memory for me all these years as well.The premise is so simple. It's about personal growth, life experiences; and the sharing of those experiences. The fact that Doris and George are both married to other people is a philosophical one, and a personal challenge for the viewer. The truth is, we all age, enter new stages in our lives; and the possibility that an additional love can be apportioned to all of us is put up for consideration. It's in this perspective that George and Doris share intimate chapters of their lives with each other while not able to do so with their respective spouses. A poignant example of this in the film describes George finally revealing to Doris that his son Michael was killed by a sniper during the Vietnam war, but though he loved him, had admittedly been unable to cry about the event until it was Doris's unique understanding and physical touch that finally broke George's angry facade; unleashing a watershed of built-up despair. I think at it's core, the film is able to offer all of us through a unique perspective, the importance of compassion, understanding, communication, and unconditional love. Even through unconventional ways.