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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…
Dec 27, 2020Chyrsler2020 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Overated. Ben Stiller played an angry documentary producer who was a failure. Was good to see Charles Grodin. Too many "F" bombs.
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.
Aug 08, 2019
"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…
May 31, 2018
Too much angst.
May 13, 2018reginator_22 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Good cast, some funny parts...but this didn't really grab me. Could have been much, much better. Fell asleep in some parts!
Oct 31, 2017
Yuppies vs millennials in the age of F***book... Perhaps Woody Allen would have made this more fun n' relevant...?
Jun 15, 20171957Rick rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I thought the film was very pleasant to watch and the acting was pretty good.
Feb 22, 20171queenie1 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Great acting and writing in this enjoyable story of a couple adjusting well to their thirties.
Jan 31, 2017Sanders_1 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
The best parts of this movie were in the previews.
Nov 21, 2016gingin1972 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not to bad of a movie I have seen much worse! Kind of boring though not much action!
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…
Sep 25, 2016JOSEPH SARDO rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I only was able to watch the first twenty minutes before getting bored. It seemed to be a story with potential but just delivered in a very drab way
Sep 02, 2016readyrisa rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Wow... what a disappointment...such a stellar cast...but the story and everything about this movie is very boring!
Aug 22, 2016
Described as "genuinely hilarious". We kept fast forwarding trying to find anything remotely funny. Just a lot of yak, yak.
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.
Court1992
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…
Jan 24, 2016mikeedm rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Only lasted half an hour. Did not enjoy this movie.