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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe Dutch born Janssen sparkles serenely.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrBrightly sidesteps the cliches that cling to the genre like barnacles and reinvents a lot of the old moves.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekIt's sharply chiseled but not cynical, and that's a delicate line to walk.
- 60SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinI also thrilled to identify with a male lead (Jon Favreau) who's as brilliant and crazy and self-absorbed as Woody Allen or Albert Brooks but whose self-absorption doesn't shape and color everything else in the movie.
- 50L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyJanssen proves herself an actress of delightful range.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkFlimsy little comedy unworthy of its portentous title.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamIt comes down to a pair of appealing performers in a series of bad-relationship skits.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMight be fun for younger teenagers who want to be reassured that people in their 30s still behave like younger teenagers.
- 42Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganThere's nothing worse than a sub-par Woody Allen knockoff.
- 10Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterAll solipsistic jaded-Cosmo patter.