"Irreconcilable Differences" definitely missed something but I'm not sure what. The acting was great and I thought the story was original. I think it was too much story in one movie, though. I think that most of it was melodramatic and none of it was funny, just depressing. However, I identified with Barrymore's character and I really liked the relationship between Shelley Long and Ryan O'Neal, when they got along. Not enough to recommend it.