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• Another hit out of the park......

  • Clairebear
  • 2/25/13

  The Way We Were... Barbara pure genius she & Redford scream both their love and differences from the heavens...no chemistry bull, like a fine wine this films gets better through the years. Barbara could co star w/a monkey & they'd both be brilliant. Her voice has gotten better over the years and Redford is Redford. It so natural in the film when she plays w/that 1 piece of hair that falls in redfords face throughout the film. I adore this film

• The Way we Were

  • Dashiell B.
  • 1/1/13

  A touching, politically-aware and iconic romantic film. Redford is great, as is Streisand in an Oscar-nominated performance; especially when she sings the Oscar-winning title song. The film also won for best score and the costumes & sets bring the story of two unchangeable people in a romance during McCarhtyism to life. Never getting sentimental, this is a film worth watching. I give it a 4.5/5.

• The way it was

  • Diosa Ramos
  • 6/17/12

  The Way We Were was the "essential" for 16 June 2012 and what a great pick it was. Barbra Streisand, in my opinion, has never looked more fabulous. Her skin, her smile, her character all perfectly portrayed who i imagine her to be. I loved her quirky little character who was so in love with Robert Redford but didn't think she deserved him. Always thinking to herself how he deserved more, but never wanting to let him go. Robert Redford, as usual, looked absolutely heart breaking. And their chemistry was one of a kind, you really got a sense of why these two people loved each other but also why, at times, they couldn't stand the sight of said person. Great pick TCM i love this movie.

• Streisand's best!

  • RedRain
  • 4/24/12

  I disagree with those who believe the pairing of Streisand and Redford was wrong. It was perfect! She gives the performance of her career here and Redford was the perfect foil in Hubbell Gardner. It's no wonder Streisand was nominated for the Academy Award for her performance here. I seldom view this film because, if you fast forward twenty years into the Vietnam War, it's my story and it's eerie for me. This film has a few disjointed plot lines but, all in all, its a tour de force for Streisand. When she reaches up and brushes Hubbell's hair away from his forehead at the end, it's tearjerker stuff but it's real when two people understand they can't live together but the best they ever were was when they were together.

• Deliciously Beautiful

  • Angie
  • 2/1/10

  Beautiful love story that melts my heart but still in yet brings tears of joy to my soul.....

• Fraught with anachronisms

  • Kathy
  • 1/14/10

  Watched this movie for the first time last night. All these years I had no idea it was supposed to take place in the '40's. The bits and pieces I saw in the past led me to believe it was the '70's which is when the movie was made. They didn't try very hard to make it period correct. The costumes, hair, and dialog screamed the '70's. I spent the whole time picking apart every scene because it is that bad. Sideburns? Bouffant hairdos? Give me a break.

• The Way We Were (1973)

  • Jay Higgins
  • 10/21/09

  Glossy romantic drama, it's a bit corny, but the outstanding production overshadows the films flaws. Barbra Streisand is excellent, her chemistry with Robert Redford makes the film work. A good story, a classic romance and it has an outstanding theme song to boot.

• Never Saw the Chemistry

  • TCBMom
  • 9/14/09

  It's a nice story but I couldn't get past the pairing of two completely different stars. You can't even say opposites attract because these two are from totally different planets they are so unalike. Cannot watch the whole movie. Too ridiculous. But maybe if someone has an experience like that it would make sense.

• Streisand/Redford

  • Joel
  • 5/28/08

  By the best film Streisand ever made and yes the chemistry with Redford was dynamic. Well acted, well written, nice sets and I love movies about the blacklist era. Yes how Streisand lost the Oscar to Glenda Jackson for junk like A Touch Of Class was amazing but the Academy has always been too kind to Brit's.

• Long time favorite love story.

  • C. Black
  • 4/22/07

  I've always loved this movie. I can relate to the feelings of inadequacy in comparison to society girls and the overwelming sense of insecurity when the all american boy bucks tradition. Despite what some may call a 'sappy' music score, its one of the best sung by one of the best vocalist of our time.

• Streisand/Redford Wonderful!!

  • gerard
  • 3/26/07

  This movie is probably the best Streisand has ever done. She owns this movie...although the chemistry between her and Redford is absolutely dynamic! They make the perfect couple...Sydney Pollack must have been a strong director to be able to keep Streisand hones in on her character without becoming Barbra which she sometimes does. The fact that she lost the Best Actress Oscar that year to Glenda Jackson for A Touch of Class blows my mind. Rent it or buy it if you haven't seen it...there's a reason that this one gets voted one of the top ten most romantic movies in all POLLS....

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