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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaThe film desperately tries to be wild and out of control, but it ends up as more of a slapdash portrait of cartoony desperation than any sort of realistic depiction of millennial angst when it comes to current-day female lifestyle choices.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshSocial Animals is far darker than its colorful, exhibitionist exterior lets on. As the film builds to a climax, it swings wildly in tone, each scene feeling disconnected from the one before.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe lack of chemistry between the two leads is less damaging than Ms. Bennett’s inability to commit to a tone.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWells has an approachable pluck about her, but Radnor is such a bland big screen presence that they set off no sparks and never make us believe them as a couple, or root for them.