Critic Reviews
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Movieline Stephanie Zacharek
The Extra Man is something of a love letter to the marvelous weirdos of New York.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Amy Biancolli
For Kline's performance alone, The Extra Man is well worth seeing.
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70
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Wall Street Journal John Anderson
Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini show the same appreciation for eccentrics and humanity they brought to "American Splendor" and Mr. Dano's Louis is a delicately wrought wonder.
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63
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
We know Kline can play kooky (he won an Oscar as Otto in "A Fish Called Wanda"), and he does it very well, but the effort can become exhausting after a while.
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63
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Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Some actors are dinner. Kevin Kline is dessert, and his comic brio saves the film version of The Extra Man from its limitations.
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63
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Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Kline salvages the picture with his dynamic, utterly unpredictable performance -- the work of a highly skilled comedian thrilled by the opportunity to go nuts once again.
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60
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New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Kline has a ball, while Dano turns in a pitch-perfect performance. He never mocks his character's desires, or undersells his fears.
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60
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The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
This odd collection of oddballs doesn't quite play out as a satisfying movie.
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50
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
What feels enjoyably outré in the 1998 coming-of-age novel by Jonathan Ames (creator of HBO's Bored to Death) feels oppressively outré in this deadened, literal adaptation.
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Kline finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him.
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