Friends with Kids
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: March 9, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
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15
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20
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Rolling StonePeter TraversMar 8, 2012
An indelibly funny and touching comedy with a real sting in its tail. The laughs leave scars. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMar 7, 2012
The observations about parenthood, pro and con, are quick and smart, and Scott effortlessly steals the show, softening Westfeldt's brittle cuteness. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondMar 7, 2012
Although Westfeldt's sharp screenplay is mostly talk, it's very good talk. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMar 5, 2012
Westfeldt, now 42, belongs to a generation (and class) of people for whom nothing about having kids is easy. Her intensity feels just right - better than in any film I've seen in years - for How We Breed Now. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithMar 9, 2012
Credit Westfeldt, who is also the writer and director, with a classic setup for farce, brightly executed. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigMar 8, 2012
Friends With Kids takes a fresh and funny look at a familiar subject, with enough buoyant romance to satisfy audiences drawn to starry-eyed love stories and hopeful endings. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie OgleMar 8, 2012
Friends With Kids cheerfully earns its R rating on language alone, but always in service of a good laugh. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMar 7, 2012
The performances are constantly spot-on, especially Scott during a wonderfully written rant during a group vacation. Read full review
70
SalonMary Elizabeth WilliamsMar 8, 2012
What will likely draw butts into theaters for Friends with Kids isn't one star in particular, but the sum of its comic pieces. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesMar 8, 2012
Her (Westfedlt) directing debut is a funny and emotionally credible. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 8, 2012
It's an interesting premise, if a bit far-fetched for anyone who has spent long nights washing sheets and pillowcases that kids have thrown up on. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 4, 2012
The co-screenwriter of "Kissing Jessica Stein" goes solo as writer and director with a romantic comedy that takes time to find its groove but steadily accumulates heart and humor. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMar 8, 2012
Like an acquaintance couple's baby pictures, Friends With Kids induces coos but isn't as cute as they think. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMar 7, 2012
Friends With Kids is altogether too casual about parenthood, and that supplies a shaky foundation to a plot that's less about human nature and more about clever dialogue. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundMar 6, 2012
With the foul-mouthed dramedy Friends with Kids, writer/producer/director/star Jennifer Westfeldt is juggling so much, it's a wonder there aren't more jokes about balls. Read full review
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