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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleIt may be stuck in the past, with its hoary clichés about the call girl with the heart of gold and the incurable romantic, but the whole thing fizzes with such joie de vivre that the anachronisms only add to its overwhelming charm.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIt’s a hysterical screwball fantasia that openly steals from Lubitsch, Hawks, Capra and Sturges and wants to be caught with its fingers in the till. The result is a highly-sexed Jenga-pile of silliness, to which Bogdanovich can’t resist adding block after teetering block.
- 75Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundFamiliar as its art/life paralleling may be, it's all fueled by a filmmaker with an intimate relationship to his subject matter.
- 58The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangThere are jokes that land, and every time Kathryn Hahn steps on screen the film threatens to tilt on its axis and point toward a truer north.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAs gratifying as it would be to report that the effortless touch, the livewire rhythms and the sparkling wit remain in evidence, those qualities prevail only intermittently in this strained though mildly enjoyable ensemble comedy.
- 48TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeThe ingredients steadfastly refuse to whip up into the froth this film so clearly wants to be.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawBogdanovich is a formidable figure, but with this movie he’s just coasting. He surely needs to find a screenplay more attuned to his brilliance, rather than a derivative, low-octane comedy.
- 40EmpireEmpirePeter Bogdanovich's attempt to update the screwball of the Golden Age lacks the requisite elegance, wit and charm.