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Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIts easygoing and engaging quality masks how rare an accomplishment it is to create something achingly true as well as amusing, as wise about people as it is about the craft of film.
- 75Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumBaumbach's best trait as a filmmaker remains his handling of actors.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneWhile the plot suffers from a few sit-comish aspects and some dumbly juvenile joking around between Lester and his buddies, the film gains strength from small, nutty scenes, dead-on reactions and off-the-wall lines that almost seem improvised.
- 70SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorAs events in Mr. Jealousy grow more entangled, there is no corresponding escalation in the pace of the movie, and Baumbach misses out on some laughs...But Mr. Jealousy is one of those movies where the less assured passages are a good sign, the mark of a director trying something new.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe writer/director may have a deep understanding of his material, but Mr. Jealousy doesn't offer anything original or remarkable, and, while what the film is saying often strikes a responsive chord, that alone isn't enough to earn it an enthusiastic recommendation.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMr. Jealousy isn't quite successful, but it does provide more evidence of Baumbach's talent.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film, which is better written than staged, could have been funnier if its actors weren't playing against type.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWhere the movie goes wrong is that it sets itself up as a study of a pathological personality but never delivers.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAs an ensemble comedy that at best is only firing on four cylinders at any given moment, Mr. Jealousy is a slight contrivance, one that dawdles around in your head for a brief while before vacating the area to make room for more pressing issues.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsEntertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsHave there ever been two less energetic stars than Eric Stoltz and Annabella Sciorra? Casting this diffident duo in an allegedly romantic comedy proves disastrous; they suck the air out of virtually every scene.