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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttPeter's lightning-fast script and Loncraine's steady direction steer this road picture to the sunny side of the street.
- 70VarietyVarietyThe ensemble collectively displays crisp comic timing throughout.
- 70Wall Street JournalWall Street JournalChief among the movie's charms are Ms. Zellweger, Mr. Rendall--whose would-be actor Robbie is a dab hand at embroidery and accessorizing his stepmother--and Mr. Lerman, who plays George as a bookish adolescent with dreams of becoming a writer.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekSweet, modest and quietly classy, it's the perfect late-summer entertainment -- and it also happens to feature the most relaxed and nuanced performance Renée Zellweger has given in years.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigMy One and Only has an old-fashioned sensibility -- and some lovely Mad Men-style costumes -- making for a pleasantly diverting road movie.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe movie is filled with fun '50s Americana.
- The 1950s suit Zellweger, as does the film.
- 58The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasDying to hear George Hamilton’s origin story? No? Well, too bad, because the mediocre, nostalgic-soaked comedy-drama My One And Only, loosely inspired by Hamilton’s childhood, has been produced with a few big stars attached.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonOccasionally diverting but ultimately forgettable, My One and Only will become unforgivable if it inspires other former competitors from "Dancing With the Stars" to go in search of lost time.
- 40Time OutKarina LongworthTime OutKarina LongworthIf any star’s life should lend itself to a grade-A guilty-pleasure biopic, its Hamilton’s, but My One and Only dodges the dirty details.