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- 63The Associated PressBob ThomasThe Associated PressBob ThomasA Neil Simon comedy it isn't, although some bright one-liners shine through. [18 March 1985]
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSimon's not in a lighthearted mood, and so the silliness of the story gets bogged down in all sorts of gloomy neuroses, angry denunciations, and painful self-analysis.
- 50Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelMichael O'Keefe, a likable enough presence, seems wildly miscast as the young slugger. O'Keefe is so likable that we can't really accept him as a heavy in this role. [29 March 1985, p.A]
- 30The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIt's a shock to find Neil Simon's name attached to something as resoundingly unfunny as The Slugger's Wife.
- 30Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyA sorry comedy. [31 March 1985, p.21]
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineGiven the track records of its writer, Neil Simon, and director, Hal Ashby, THE SLUGGER'S WIFE should at least have been entertaining. It isn't. Instead, it is one of the most disappointing, least credible films about baseball in recent memory.
- 25Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordThe Slugger's Wife is awful, easily the most inept mainstream Hollywood entertainment in memory. [29 March 1985, p.D19]
- 20Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioHere is a Neil Simon movie with all of his banality, but none of his humor -- a sort of "The Nod Couple." [30 March 1985, p.G3]
- 10NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThe Slugger's Wife isn't remotely provocative -- or even entertaining. It's an example of creative anorexia: the movie is so thin you leave the theater feeling you've watched the outtakes by mistake. [1 Apr 1985, p.87]