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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondA superb ensemble cast makes the most of the comedy's numerous detours and storylines.
- 80TimeMary PolsTimeMary PolsThe movie's biggest surprise is the revelation of Gosling as cunning comedian.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreAs a Steve Carell comedy, it works. He plays the victim well, the guy romantically in over his head ever better. Surrounding him with people this funny - Ryan Gosling, who knew?
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe movie suffers perhaps from too many characters and subplots but all the actors appear to have fun with their characters.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe script, by Dan Fogelman, is unusually and gratifyingly bisexual - i.e., it boasts scenes from both the male and female points of view!
- 70The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyA genial, messy comedy of marital discord and mismatched lovers.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceShooting on grainy, high-speed film stock with an often handheld camera, working with a suite of actors who are game to both play light and silly and dig deep, Ficarra and Requa lend a naturalism to highly contrived, patently absurd situations.