Lol years later coming back to this thread, now that I think about it I never meant the rating on here but on Rotten Tomatoes. I never place much stock into audience rating exactly because of this kind of crap. Rotten Tomatoes, for me at least, is spot on about 8-9 out of 10 times. I base all my movies on it.
But yes, people are clearly not movie people if they rate this low just because the big bad storyline is against their morals.
I still love this move and always. It's aged well.

the people who rated it low don't care about cinematography or acting
they just didn't like the subject matter of the movie
so many movies, so little time

i'm totally with you OP, this movie is perfect and i'm addicted to it.

I was also very surprised, I think peple are jelous and hate the movie that made them think about their situation.
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Agreed on all counts!
Woody looked good, too. So did Redford. Even Oliver Platt was a tad sexy in this.

Screw ROTTEN TOMOTOES.
They mean nothing.
This movie is still awesome if you have ever been in love and lost.
Great in 1993 and still awesome in 2016
Demi Moore was smoking hot.
" ALL MEN MUST DIE "
" UNITE THE SEVEN "
" We get the world we deserve "
" NEGAN is coming "

i've always known about this movie and it has aired on tv since i was a kid and i've never been able to get hooked on it, i still haven't seen the whole thing, but the part with him and the stuffed animal on the sofa and the hippopotamus appearing was one weird scene!
waiting for the next flying saucer to come along,
you dont need to come back at all,
im heading for a place,
a neat planet far off in space,
maybe where dreams come true from reality of yesterday,
its my last night on earth,
gonna have a ball before leavin you in the dirt.

It's so interesting that this is the top thread on here, because I was about to create a thread and say this very same thing. I just rewatched this movie on Amazon for the first time in many years, and it's a great movie. I truly do not understand why it has such a low rating. It has a 4-star rating on Amazon, which is what it deserves.
I normally won't even watch a movie that's rated under a 6, because it's normally a guarantee that it's a waste of time, but not in this case.

I hated this movie so much that I couldn't even watch it to the end.
No, I mentioned the bisque!

The story is terrible and pointless. She made a big deal out of not allowing herself to be bought and then let herself be bought. Then after she'd made a complete ass out of herself and ruined her poor husband's life, she decided she'd just go back and he thought that was a-ok. The beep? That makes NO sense. The whole thing was stupid.
I say that hell is emptyand all the devils are here.

this movie is what's wrong with america, it's why trump is going to be the next president, it's why rich people, poor people, americans, are disgusting.

I think 37% on RT is alright. A lot of popular movies received very low rating on RT. A lot of reviewers on that site are just simply judgmental.
However, there are so many people on this site is trying to lower this movie's ranking by voting 1 star.
Obviously, this is not a movie deserve 1 star. It does not deserve 10 stars either but 1 is just hating for no reason.

Not ? Btwstupid phone correction.?

I love your sig! I have that set as my ringtone ?

Seriously, the worst film ever? Have these idiots seen masterpieces like The Room? A film so bad it has become legendary?
"Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys! I am talking about the central nervous system!"

I don't get the 5.8 rating. What I find even harder to understand are those who say it's the worst film they have ever seen. Clearly they don't watch many films.
I thought it was a great film 22 years ago. I still think it's a great film. Despite the moral implications, I still find the film very sad, touching and the rest. And I'm a 50 year old bloke who would never consider what they did, not for all the riches in Heaven.

@ Natamity Yes you are right . but both of them made mistake and mostly the husband .

She did not leave him for a rich man; Her husband left her. She was also the one to break it off with Redford in the car, saying 'we have to talk..' and Redford knew what was coming and so to make it easier for her he made up that story. She knew he was lying to her to make it easier for her to break it off.

movie deserves this awful rating.. the story have no sense at all she left him for a rich man and then comes back again after Redford lies about Million Dollar Club.. she didnt even gave him a chance

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Maybe this film was too challenging for people and made them feel bad about themselves (and what they would do in the same situation).
I'm the opposite..I love films that challenge me, and I can't stand romantic comedies with their silly lighthearted stories (so I don't watch them).

I agree that this is a very underrated movie. I saw it as a kid (yeah probably too young to be watching it) and I remember being at the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. I recently re watched it as an adult and still loved it and felt all the emotions I felt the first time. I don't understand the low rating either. It's a pretty original story mixed with romance and yes the cinematography is great as well as the music they chose in some of the scenes. Plus the cast was great. I wish they still made movies like this.

I didn't rate based on the cinematography, or musical score I disliked the story that much. I think my ratings are public, you should be able to view if you want.
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