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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Though his film is a tad choppy and a lot chatty, Hindman elicits sympathetic performances from leads who demonstrate a deep understanding of movie physics. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Dull, dreary Answer Man raises this question: Why? Read full review

  • 50
    Wall Street Journal |

    Its crackly sarcasm and smart talk turn out to be simply coating for a soft, icky, center. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    A perfect example of an Intelligent Bad Movie. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times |

    Conveniently, everyone wears their symptoms on their sleeves, but because the characters are so haphazardly drawn, their pain remains elusive to the end. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Never shows enough passion to be interestingly bad. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    How much more interesting is a film like "(500) Days of Summer," which is about the complexities of life, in comparison with this one, which cheerfully cycles through the cliches. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Daniels plays Arlen with a kind of cuddly crankiness; he makes him a jerk who just needs a hug. Read full review

  • 40
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    This two-bit echo of "The Accidental Tourist" is a preachy pill that wastes the genial, funny Jeff Daniels and the criminally underused Lauren Graham. Read full review

  • 40
    Variety | Justin Chang

    Jeff Daniels' gleeful misanthropy and Lauren Graham's emotional openness are poorly served by the pic's transparently phony story and therapeutic uplift Read full review

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