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Variety
Stevenson casts her usual magic in this frankly adult, determinedly lighthearted comedy of romantic errors. Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
I'm not big on those Pauline Kael-style encomiums to great actors in mediocre material, but that's exactly what we've got here. Stevenson is so incandescent -- so funny, so vulnerable, so awkwardly sexy. Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
More tired than the fantasy it promotes, A Previous Engagement aims at middle-aged women with the subtlety of a pitch for bladder-control medication. Full Review
John Anderson
Variety
Stevenson casts her usual magic in this frankly adult, determinedly lighthearted comedy of romantic errors. Full Review
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
While this slow-starting update of "Private Lives" has plenty of laughs, the incredibly expressive (and too-seldom seen) Stevenson turns Julia's romantic dilemma into something genuinely moving. She makes A Previous Engagement something special. Full Review
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