Get a Job
CBS Films | Release Date: March 25, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 24, 2016
Indeed Get a Job is an uneven, strange little movie with a hit-and-miss screenplay, some distractingly weird camera angles and a few subplots that never should have seen the light of day (or the dark of theater), but it also has an infectious charm, some genuinely funny set pieces and winning performances throughout. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenMar 24, 2016
In the matter of searching for work in a difficult economy, Get a Job traffics in fairy tales that come complete with happily-ever-after endings. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMar 22, 2016
With a cast this talented...Get A Job is never painful to endure, but neither does it ever rise above lazy mediocrity. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMar 24, 2016
The payoff is sporadically rewarding at best. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMar 24, 2016
At its sloppy heart, this is meant to be an affirming movie, but the filmmakers could have taken a cue from one line of dialogue: “Don’t just feel special. Be special.” Read full review
25
The Film StageDan MeccaMar 30, 2016
A brutally cynical, largely unfunny film fueled by muddled social commentary. Read full review
25
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMar 29, 2016
Get A Job is such a baffling endeavor the callow movie could conceivably come with its own milk carton campaign asking: “Where is Dylan Kidd and what have you done with him?” Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschMar 22, 2016
From the very first scene, the rhythm is off, the staging and editing graceless, and the dialogue (the screenplay is by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel) alternates between trying too hard and not hard enough. Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick SchagerMar 22, 2016
A wretched excuse for a comedy. Read full review
12
New York PostLou LumenickMar 24, 2016
Only Bryan Cranston, as Teller’s downsized dad, emerges with his dignity fully intact from Get a Job, whose scattershot direction is credited to Dylan Kidd (“Roger Dodger”). Read full review
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