Critic Reviews
52
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
7(39%)
mixed
9(50%)
negative
2(11%)
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100
Much of that appeal comes from compelling performances by the two main actors.
80
It's just more wry than funny, more a gently subversive comedy of modern manners than the simpering date movie it seems to be masquerading as.
75
As Nina, Aniston not only displays a surprising capacity for both comedy and drama, but she shines with the kind of star quality that only a handful of current performers exhibit.
70
The mixture of sincerity and sitcom phoniness is bewildering at times, but on some level, I guess, the film works.
70
You come away with a remarkable sense of the filmmakers and actors working together harmoniously as they delve into the heart of relationships between friends and lovers.
70
Tries to mix the messy realities of mismatched relationships with the structural neatness of a musical-comedy view of the world, with mild, occasionally diverting results.
67
It boasts appealing performances, and it takes a reasonably tasteful approach to its subject, aside from a string of four-letter words that sound strangely out of place in this romantic comedy.
60
Easier to watch than it is to believe.
60
In trying to appeal to a wide audience, quirky material has been forced to fit a formula that can't really contain it.
50
All of this promising material is dealt with on that level where characters are not quite allowed to be as perceptive and intelligent as real people might be in the same circumstances.
