Mar 19, 2024ThPunnoval rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Why does Baumbach direct a tale around the obvious premise - a documentary is as biased as its creator? Is it because he can show his Eric Rohmer chops through the dorky acting styles of Stiller and Driver?
Baumbach has been around a long…
Jul 31, 2022llforbes rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Great cast, plot began promising, but quickly became a predictable "Ben Stiller-centric" movie about paranoia. The couple in their forties, arguing about whether to have progeny, was not at all realistic either. Could have been written SO…
Sep 07, 2021iloveseaotters rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This movie would have been so much better had it only focused on the friendship of the older and younger couple. The film making aspect just brought the whole movie down. Plus it had WAY too much swearing. There were some funny scenes but…
Feb 17, 2020andreajesse rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'll have to disagree with the review by eusebius (below). I am (happily) unmarried and thoroughly enjoyed this 2014 Baumbach film. It almost makes me consider the marriage option. Despite their respective mid-life crises, Josh (Ben…
Dec 22, 2019eusebius rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Baumbach's films have to do with married people exclusively, so if you're not married either happily or unhappily you're liable to find them a bit monotone. Good acting from Stiller and Watts.
"What's the opposite of "The world is your oyster"?" asks the 40-something, not-very-successful documentary director Josh (Ben Stiller) of his wife Cornelia (Naomi Watts). This quote captures the anxious feel of this comedy about getting…
Nov 10, 2016Matinee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Many will (and do) dislike this movie. While I'm not always a fan of Noah Baumbach's films, I thought this one worked well. I recommend it for people who like independent films and the show Girls, since the tone is somewhat similar. The…
Aug 01, 2016SmartAssAWhip rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Aside from a convincing performance by Adam Driver, the rest of the movie was of little consequence. If one needs to have lived the same experience as the one shown on-screen to see the humour in it, then perhaps the "wit" in the writing…
Jul 11, 2016tequila2010 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I got five minutes into this movie and got turned off by the stupid amount of swearing. Unneeded. If that's the best they can do for dialogue for a 'comedy' then get a different writer.
Jun 02, 2016Chapel_Hill_SarahW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I liked most of this movie. I liked Adam Driver, I thought Naomi Watts was really good. I loved seeing New York through different generations' perspectives. I liked the ideas about career and creativity and what's this impetus to make…
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May 06, 2016britprincess1ajax rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
When I knew Noah Baumbach was the director, I admit I was a little skittish. I was immensely disappointed with THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, so I was expecting that kind of depressing artistic vibe. Instead, I got a surprisingly playful comedy…
Feb 17, 2016RoyalJellyIII rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Genuinely unfunny.
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Jan 27, 2016Court1992 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This movie does not represent 20-something year olds accurately AT ALL. Whoever ever raised those kids must of been some serious sociopaths. I don't know anyone my age who is like that.
Movie was not really enjoyable either. Not a good…
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