Good on Paper
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 23, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyCourtney HowardJun 23, 2021
Containing razor-sharp witticisms about feminine intuition, gendered sexual politics and relationships (both platonic and romantic), it excels beyond its self-deprecating title. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloJun 23, 2021
Good on Paper sometimes gets silly, sometimes serious, but it never waivers from its mission of being funny through it all. Read full review
70
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Anne T. DonahueJun 23, 2021
A witty tale of deceit and betrayal, it’s an uncomfortable look at the values we tend to buy into and why. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJun 23, 2021
The sometimes hilarious Good on Paper is actually an anti-romantic comedy. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearJun 23, 2021
If you’re seeking anything chewier about the pitfalls of modern dating, or con artistry in the age of social-media enabling, or what women want — from careers to friends, life, love — look elsewhere, pilgrim. But when Shlesinger opens the passenger door to her star vehicle and turns it to into a full-blown buddy comedy, the movie goes from being merely good on paper to being great onscreen. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeJun 23, 2021
Instead of translating a real-life experience into something enjoyably madcap, Good On Paper more often than not feels like a friend recounting every detail of a story that’s less interesting than they think it is. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 23, 2021
Good on Paper can’t quite find its footing, offering insight and sparkle in only fits and starts. Read full review
50
The PlaylistLauren CoatesJun 23, 2021
The film is self-aware enough to understand that it shouldn’t be trying to reinvent the wheel, and the result is a perfectly serviceable and sometimes genuinely funny rom-com bolstered by a few standout supporting roles and the strength of its premise. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJun 23, 2021
It all goes off the rails in the worst way in the chaotic final act, as Schlesinger invents a farcical, and increasingly ludicrous, way to wrap things up, the truth of what happened proving far too pedestrian for the framework she’s created. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerJun 22, 2021
Margaret Cho goes over the top in the new Netflix comedy Good on Paper, mugging and delivering lines too emphatically. But as the movie progresses, you see the San Francisco native’s approach not as overacting, but heroism. She appears to be trying to single-handedly breathe life into this nearly laugh-free movie. Read full review
24
Paste MagazineJacob OllerJun 22, 2021
Good on Paper wasn’t that good as a stand-up segment; as a movie, it should be permanently erased from the memories of anyone unlucky enough to have seen it. Read full review
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