51
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickLawrence’s script for The Rewrite could have used one, and his direction is uneven, but it’s still rewarding watching Grant dispensing his dithery charm surrounded by old pros.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWhile it’s neither a masterpiece of gender politics or contemporary romantic relations nor designed to elicit belly laughs, it is a pleasant diversion for fans of the form.
- 60The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThere’s no question The Rewrite is underpinned by the same story mechanisms it draws attention to... But there are moments here when sunlight breaks through the shtick.
- 60EmpireEmpireIt would be easy to dismiss this as a plastic Hugh Grant rom-com but it has enough smarts, laughs and feel for its likeable characters to make it worth your while.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt probably never had a prayer of being a wide release, with Lawrence and Grant’s co-mingled careers shrinking in ambition and appeal. But there’s charm here, and Grant is engagingly disengaged playing somebody who knows the fickle finger of Hollywood fate no longer points his way.
- 42The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerIt’s poised to become one of the biggest rom-coms of 1998. But barring the invention of time travel, The Rewrite remains tethered to the realities of film releasing in 2015, which means it will get most of its play as a VOD simulation of earlier hits.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawPerhaps any screenwriting teacher could explain why romantic comedies such as this frontload it with all the jokes in the first act, and then get progressively sentimental and humourless. This one becomes gooier and squishier until the comedy has entirely gone.
- 40Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonEveryone here deserves better.
- 30The DissolveKate ErblandThe DissolveKate ErblandGrant specializes in bastards, but he makes them so charming that viewers can nearly forget, and even forgive, their consistently bad manners. It’s a good skill, and it’s put to heavy use in Marc Lawrence’s otherwise charmless, vaguely offensive The Rewrite.