I Give It a Year
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 9, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

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37
Washington PostStephanie MerryAug 15, 2013
In addition to some trite set pieces, writer-director Dan Mazer serves up nothing more than conspicuous cynicism masquerading as comedy. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 8, 2013
This painfully awkward product fails on almost every level. Read full review
25
The PlaylistDrew TaylorMay 13, 2013
I Give It a Year groans on, with unmemorable scene after unmemorable scene, each one more contingent on coincidence and happenstance than by the actual, gear-filled mechanics of drama or comedy. Read full review
20
Time OutDavid FearAug 6, 2013
Such manic fumblings and desperate crassness might be more forgivable were any of it actually, y’know, funny, but other than Olivia Colman’s occasional cameos as a raging therapist, the laughs have been granted a leave of absence. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 8, 2013
Shockingly, the kind of cringe-inducing material upon which Mr. Mazer has built a career as a writer for Sacha Baron Cohen ("Bruno," "Borat," "Da Ali G Show") doesn't work when rendered by types who could have been cast in "Notting Hill" (someone even makes a Hugh Grant joke). It's rather close to excruciating. Read full review
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