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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe story’s message may not be the most original one in the world — put down your device and make eye contact — but it’s fun to watch it unfold in a world that, while far from realistic, feels real enough.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis plays like a live-action cartoon where you root for nobody. Everyone seems to think that yelling their lines will make the dialogue funnier. It doesn’t.
- 30Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshYou can sense the director, Sarah Smick, gearing up to make a point. It proves rather obvious: Real connections are meaningful and too much Facebook is bad. But isn't the real problem more insidious?
- 30Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinOnly during the movie's sweet epilogue do we get a sense of what Friended could have been had the filmmakers taken a smarter, gentler, more human approach.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMichael (Hansen) fakes his death and announces it online, solely so he can see who shows up at his funeral. His plans only grow more dimwitted from there.
- 20The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergConstant close-ups give the sense that the movie itself is violating viewers’ personal space, while an earnest moral suggests that online communication can’t substitute for face-to-face interaction: a topic Friended to Death doesn’t seem to know much about.
- 10The DissolveJordan HoffmanThe DissolveJordan HoffmanIt’s a wafer-thin, poorly plotted, insufferable comedy about a jerky guy who’s swapped actual human interaction for Facebook likes. People like this exist, and their stories should be told, but it would be wise to scroll past this version.