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  • 1989
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 1989
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary A writer of BAD detective novels confronts total writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment. He is still falling for her, but more and more...

Directed By: Bruce Beresford

Written By: Charlie Peters

  • 1989
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 1989
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 34 m

Her Alibi

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary A writer of BAD detective novels confronts total writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment. He is still falling for her, but more and more...

Directed By: Bruce Beresford

Written By: Charlie Peters

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
24
13% Positive
2 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
60% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
24
13% Positive
2 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
60% Negative
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63
For such a clumsy and (I'll bet) likely-to-be-panned comedy, Her Alibi has its moments - more, certainly, than its painfully silly trailer suggests. [3 Feb 1989, p.4D]
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
58
Her Alibi isn't a tremendous movie. But it's pleasant and entertaining in a corny, old-fashioned way. [3 Feb 1989, p.10]
By Hal Lipper FULL REVIEW
40
A dodgy script and weak direction means the decent performances fall flat.
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30
He’s a mystery writer, she’s a mystery; and it’s also a mystery how TV fodder like this manages to get the high-gloss, top-talent treatment at studios.
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25
Selleck's persona can seem coherent and mildly pleasant in the airless, miniature world of series television, but when he walks into the larger, more physical world of movies he melts away. There's too great a disparity between his bulk and his whining delivery, and he carries himself awkwardly on screen, as if he knew he was taking up too much space. [3 Feb 1989, p.A]
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
12
There's no excuse for Her Alibi. [3 Feb 1989, p.42]
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
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A romantic melodrama of a boringness to make your average tooth extraction seem preferable.
By Vincent Canby FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Warner Bros.
Release Date Feb 3, 1989
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline Falling for a beautiful woman can be murder!
Website https://mt2.org/uyeler/her-alibi.6600/
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