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

  • 75
    Slant Magazine |

    It's a simple story of simple people intentionally told in simple terms, and the only issues with which it's concerned are those of pure personal connection. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety |

    Helmer-writer Lee Kirk's deliberately offbeat romance, a vehicle for wife Fischer, will undoubtedly win friends through its cockeyed-optimistic view of romance. Read full review

  • 60
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    Grace, especially, gives a turn that could be a twerpy cousin to Tom Cruise's character in "Magnolia"; Fischer's dead-eyed responses to this Mensa-member/player who think he's book jacket-hot are priceless. Read full review

  • 60
    Total Film |

    Kirk, who wed Fischer in 2010, perfectly captures her all-thumbs charm, and ubiquitous character actor Messina steps into the lead with ease, showing off some impressive mime skills to boot. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Pleasantly charming but instantly forgettable. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | Ernest Hardy

    Tim eventually evolves out of smugness, but unfortunately, the film merely trades it for sappiness. Fischer, meanwhile, imbues Janice with a wounded soulfulness that cuts right through the clichés. The less said about a hideously wigged Topher Grace as a smarmy self-help author, the better. Read full review

  • 25
    The A.V. Club | Nathan Rabin

    Fischer at least has personal and romantic reasons to be involved with this film, but audiences are unencumbered by such obligations, and should heed the title's warning sign and opt out of Kirk, Fischer, and Messina's fruitless little circle of pain. Read full review

  • 20
    Boxoffice Magazine |

    Fischer and Messina may make a cute pair, but amidst such contrivances, they're powerless to make this RomCom seem like anything more than a creaky retread of obvious indie clichés. Read full review

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