Benjamin
Artsploitation Films | Release Date (Streaming): August 25, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatRob RectorAug 25, 2020
The story is feather-light, but the pain, either felt or indirectly caused by Benjamin, can be harrowingly authentic. We want to simultaneously hug him for reassurance and physically restrain him to keep from the next nerve-induced verbal volcano. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJul 14, 2020
The jokes are brutal and very funny, with Benjamin the butt of most of them. Read full review
80
EmpireIan FreerJul 14, 2020
Part film industry satire, part winning love story, Benjamin is low-key and shambling but emerges funny, bittersweet and affecting. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 14, 2020
Amstell creates a detailed ecosystem of in-jokes from the worlds of media and film, and from that cynical context he conjures a miraculously heartfelt love story, sweet and poignant in all its awkwardness. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 14, 2020
Benjamin is a brief, brisk movie that somehow manages to squeeze in seven characters of consequence, tell an amusing and romantic story, and still find the time to dip its toes into something darker. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJul 22, 2020
Benjamin wrings a lot of warmly perceptive, occasionally acidic humor. The film might be termed a romantic comedy, though the will-they-won’t-they dynamic that usually powers the genre feels beside the point here. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyJul 14, 2020
Under the satire, there’s an authentic sense of emotional uncertainty. Read full review
60
CineVueJohn BleasdaleJul 14, 2020
Benjamin is a charming metropolitan rom-com which is ultimately too lightweight to escape the gravity of its influences. Read full review
60
Time OutAnna SmithJul 14, 2020
It is an unusual mix of intense, angsty character-driven drama and laugh-out-loud jokes about the film industry. It’ll be best enjoyed by those who live in the milieu it depicts, along with fans of Amstell’s bittersweet wit – and there’s probably overlap between the two. Read full review
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