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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAs the name suggests, Modern Life Is Rubbish romanticizes analog relationships — and is meant for anyone who does the same.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIt is full of the signifiers of musical devotion but lacks the hummably acerbic insight of the best music it namechecks.
- 30Village VoiceTatiana CraineVillage VoiceTatiana CraineFor those who delight in candy-coated nostalgia, writer Philip Gawthorne’s familiar, cliché-heavy script offers a twee jaunt down memory lane. For everyone else, even a killer Britpop soundtrack teamed with the leads’ palpable chemistry can’t save the film from overtrodden territory.
- 30The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyBritpop is a musical genre I had neutral feelings toward before sitting through Modern Life Is Rubbish, a uselessly nostalgic movie named after Blur’s 1993 album. After it, I wondered whether I had been too generous.