61
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThis funny and touching movie depends on two can-do actresses to scrub past the biohazard of noxious clichés that threaten to intrude. Adams and Blunt get the job done.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAmy Adams and Emily Blunt are two highly attractive, naturally funny actresses on the cusp of stardom so their pairing here as two lost souls is genius.
- 70New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThough this well-observed, wry drama is determined to be quirky, its most endearing quality, like that of its heroines, is a willingness to wallow in foul moods and come out the other side.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThis peachcolored comedy about a wacky family who shove their sadness into a bulging closet is being marketed as ''from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine'' All that's missing from the formula is a Volkswagen Microbus.
- 63PremierePremiereThis is definitely one to make you feel good all over.
- 58The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThere is a time and a place for scruffy independent also-rans like this, and that time and place is the 2 a.m. slot on IFC.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyDirector Christine Jeffs, who previously helmed "Rain" and "Sylvia," tries to strike a balance between the yarn's dark currents and offbeat comedy, but the result is often uneasy, with the humor receding as things progress.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceMore than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its way into theaters, and it feels almost like an afterthought.