SummaryFollowing the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush (Jemaine Clement) to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour canceled and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if returning to her old college as a published... Read More
I Used to Go Here
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Generally Favorable
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Aug 6, 2020
83
A strong ensemble cast ably supports Jacobs as she navigates palpable feelings of inadequacy and misguided affection.
Sep 10, 2020
80
What’s so funny about the film is that it shows how very little divides your early-twentysomething self from your mid-thirtysomething self – you’re never too old to be humiliated.
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Dec 24, 2020
9
A brilliantly honest performance by Gillian Jacobs and a supporting cast. They bring such a believability to their roles. If you look at the t-shirt Gillian's character acquires halfway through the movie that says "The future begins here" then you get a feeling for the lesson this movie is imparting.
Aug 14, 2020
4
Boring, sadly, just boredom oozing from every pore. A comedy? Where are the jokes? Drama? Nothing happens......I waited for Jermaine Clement to give a quirky lift, but even he seemed stuck in this maudlin affair. I prayed for some nostalgic part of the soundtrack to reach out and grab me, but it never happened, nothing happened....Nothing new, no tension, no interesting characters, the only thing slightly memorable was the closing credit song - what does that say?
Aug 7, 2020
75
This sounds very dark. But I Used to Go Here, grounded by a beautiful performance from Gillian Jacobs, treats its subject light-heartedly, while still managing to be honest.
Jul 28, 2020
75
Throughout, the always likable Gillian Jacobs creates a memorable portrayal of a woman who’s a mess but still rather wonderful.
Aug 6, 2020
67
By the end, Kate admits “[her book] could be better.” Maybe this is a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that real life doesn’t always make for a great movie.
Aug 5, 2020
60
Rey, whose previous features include Unexpected and Empire Builder (released when she was married to fellow director Joe Swanberg and used his last name), has a knack for recognizing everyday stabs of awkwardness and turning throwaway lines into grace notes.
Jan 15, 2021
2
Gillian Jacobs is clearly a talent in comedic drama but that is wasted entirely by this subpar script and plot, events seem to be thrown in without real reason or meaning. It attempts to echo the comedy of everyday life framed within a writer’s mid-life crisis, but it lacks a consistent realistic lead and ultimately falls flat. It’s an awkward mess of film.
