Town & Country (2001)

13% of critics liked it
(90 reviews)
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This long-delayed romantic comedy from director Peter Chelsom stars Warren Beatty as a wealthy New York architect, Porter Stoddard. The revelation that his best friend Griffin (Garry Shandling) is cheating on his wife Mona (Goldie Hawn) leads to a mid-life crisis of sorts for Porter, jeopardizing… More This long-delayed romantic comedy from director Peter Chelsom stars Warren Beatty as a wealthy New York architect, Porter Stoddard. The revelation that his best friend Griffin (Garry Shandling) is cheating on his wife Mona (Goldie Hawn) leads to a mid-life crisis of sorts for Porter, jeopardizing his marriage to Ellie (Diane Keaton). When Mona leaves Griffin for her family's antebellum home in Mississippi, Porter accompanies her to lend his professional assistance in designing some home improvements and ends up entangled in a romantic assignation with his best friend's estranged wife. He then embarks on a series of other illicit, comical affairs. Among Porter's conquests are a cellist, Alex (Nastassja Kinski), the beautiful Eugenie (Andie MacDowell), and a Halloween reveler named Auburn (Jenna Elfman). He also runs afoul of Eugenie's overprotective father (Charlton Heston), who's armed with a shotgun and disturbingly unable to view his daughter as an adult. Town & Country (2001) is based on a script co-written by Buck Henry. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Boris Damast, Peter Chelsom
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 1, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Oct 16, 2001
Studio: New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

Dennis Lim, Village Voice
An antediluvian portrayal of male midlife crisis, reducing any imaginable extramarital complication to a crass matter of gender warfare.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Nothing [the couples] can say or do can make me care whether they stay together or split up or turn gay.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The whole thing is too big, too loud, too expensive and has too much Diane Keaton.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Town & Country is no Ishtar, but it's no Shampoo either.
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle
The movie's not bad enough to be world-ending, merely clumsy enough to make the offending studio exec clean out his desk.
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Enjoyable but ultimately mystifying.
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Por que deveríamos nos interessar por estes ricaços fúteis e seus ridículos problemas amorosos?
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Some scenes are all wind-up and no pitch, but Town & Country and its perfect cast often meander into hilarious insights on the frailty of love.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...guess what? It really does suck.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The stars play the same tired characters they have made a grand living off for too many years.
Josh Gilchrist, Billings Outpost (Montana)
Instead of humorous, this film is obtuse. Instead of romantic, it's boorish. Do yourself a favor and just pass on this bloated piece of gunk and rent some of the earlier films from director Woody Allen, which "Country" so woefully tries to emulate.

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Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Nastassja Kinski, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Jenna Elfman, Marc Casabani, Josh Hartnett, Buck Henry, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Katharine Towne, Tricia Vessey Director: Peter Chelsom Summary: Porter Stoddard (Warren… More
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Nastassja Kinski, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Jenna Elfman, Marc Casabani, Josh Hartnett, Buck Henry, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Katharine Towne, Tricia Vessey Director: Peter Chelsom Summary: Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) finds himself knee-deep in trouble when he cheats on his wife (Diane Keaton) with the gorgeous Alex (Nastassja Kinski). And his best friend (Garry Shandling) is no help; he's cheating on his wife (Goldie Hawn) with another man! Together, the philandering pair heads to Idaho to escape their troubles -- but midlife malaise and new temptations might just derail the duo. My Thoughts: "I wanted to see a fun and funny movie, and it's exactly what I got with this film. I laughed throughout the film. It is by far not the best comedy or the best work these actor's have done. The script is all over the place. BUT, it is what I was looking for in a film tonight. Lots of great off-beat characters. Especially the Claybourne family. Hysterical! It's just what I wanted, to turn off the brain and relax and just enjoy a laugh. Definitely a comedy I wouldn't mind seeing again."
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I thought this movie was fun. It's about two couples who through several years of marriage find themselves in crisis because the men are unfaithful to their wives. This movie wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. Fun to watch though.