Hello, My Name Is Doris
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: March 11, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
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16
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzApr 21, 2016
A sharp dramedy focusing on the romantic stirrings of a lonely office worker, played with considerable wit and verve by the 69-year-old Sally Field. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnApr 14, 2015
More than anything else, Hello, My Name is Doris effectively conveys the cruel ambivalence of an ageist society, and despite its formulaic ingredients, the movie responds to that setback with Field's exuberant, virtuoso turn providing the ultimate critical response. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 10, 2016
Field amazes with her gameness, range and commitment. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisMar 16, 2016
As the goofily endearing Doris, Field is perfect. She makes this movie work. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelMar 18, 2016
A running joke about hipster clichés is tiresome, and the movie's plot threads are uneven. But watching Field work her magic is so delightful. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonMar 17, 2016
An engaging but problematic film. Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Laura Terruso, director Michael Showalter (“The Baxter”) seems a bit uncertain in his approach. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaMar 14, 2016
Hello, My Name is Doris is like a beacon of beckoning human warmth just waiting to be cherished. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMar 10, 2016
Despite some compelling performances, this R-rated but genial dramedy is a lot like its protagonist: unconventional, yet playing it safe. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 17, 2016
Hello, My Name Is Doris is at times self-consciously quirky and precious and implausible — and Sally Field is so good in it that those complaints seem pointless. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 10, 2016
Indirection can be a beautiful tool in comedy and so it is in “Hello, My Name Is Doris,” which uses this funny, outwardly ridiculous character to tell a simple story about a love that rarely speaks its name, including in movies: that of an older woman for a much younger man. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonApr 14, 2015
Despite some bumpy tonal shifts and inconsistencies of characterization, Hello, My Name Is Doris impresses as a humanely amusing and occasionally poignant dramedy. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 12, 2016
Sally Field brings a bubbly, misdirected vitality to Hello, My Name is Doris, a cute better-late-than-never romance tailor-made for her talents and lifelong image. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldMar 18, 2016
Field, carrying the movie on her shoulders and handing it to us for our approval, makes us root for wistful Doris. Single-handedly, she makes the movie work. I didn’t always believe Doris’ behavior, but I knew I wanted to see her smile again. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversMar 11, 2016
Even when the film fails her, Field never loses her focus. Read full review
63
ObserverRex ReedMar 10, 2016
It’s a late-life coming-of-age story, and it’s not great. But she gives it all she’s got, and she’s never been sunnier or funnier. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartMar 9, 2016
Field, as usual, goes all-out; the film may be a comedy, but she attains a few moments of real heartbreak. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMar 9, 2016
Field can't make it all make sense, but she does make it diverting, even pleasurable. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 14, 2015
It's not nearly funny enough to call a comedy, but its seriousness about her lonely life is undercut by its depiction of her frankly ridiculous behavior. Read full review
58
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMar 17, 2016
Field's eager-to-please performance makes [Showalter's] shovelfuls of sugar go down easier. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanMar 18, 2016
The reason to see the movie is Field. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayMar 17, 2016
Hello, My Name Is Doris is a weirdly off-plumb little movie, one that manages to be condescending and compassionate, knowing and blinkered, reassuring and unsettling all at the same time Read full review
50
Slant MagazineCarson LundMar 8, 2016
Michael Showalter is content to trade They Came Together's mischievous genre deconstructionism for cheap-shot indie quirk. Read full review
45
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMar 11, 2016
Field uses her considerable powers as an actress to imbue some humanity into Doris, but the film kneecaps her efforts at every turn. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe DziemianowiczMar 9, 2016
Luckily for Hello, My Name Is Doris, Sally Field is still so likable, really likable. Read full review
38
Boston GlobePeter KeoughMar 17, 2016
Field next tries to touch our hearts with her pitifulness. Stay away, crazy woman! At times she seems about to turn into Glenn Close in “Fatal Attraction.” Read full review
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