Men, Women & Children
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 1, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
19
Negative:
12
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38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyOct 3, 2014
Both cautionary and comforting (yes, some kids today prefer conversation to cybersexting), Men, Women & Children is as anxious to seem contemporary as any after-school special. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloSep 30, 2014
While many of the individual storylines are ludicrously melodramatic, building toward emotional meltdowns (and one suicide attempt), it’s the cumulative fear and loathing of everything digital that crosses the line into absurdity. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternOct 2, 2014
Men, Women & Children touches many nerves, but then pinches and twists them with its ham-handed approach to social commentary. I worry about Mr. Reitman, a filmmaker of consequence who is still too young to be so cosmic. Time to lighten up and come back down to Earth. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyOct 1, 2014
A few steps further and Reitman might have turned Men, Women & Children into parody — at least that might have made for some laughs. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonSep 30, 2014
In 2014, Men, Women & Children feels like a sermon. It's obvious and mundane, "Chopsticks" pounded on the piano. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 2, 2014
Preacher Reitman won't be satisfied till we stomp our smartphones. LOL. WTF. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiOct 1, 2014
A potentially interesting premise is handled so badly that what might have been a provocative drama quickly and irrevocably devolves into the technological equivalent of the old anti-dope chestnut "Reefer Madness," squandering the efforts of a strong and talented cast struggling mightily to make something of the ridiculously trite material. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesOct 15, 2014
Not just narratively crude but aesthetically ugly, Men, Women & Children’s framing occasionally cuts characters off at the forehead, in effect lobotomizing them. I couldn’t think of a better metaphor for this brainless splotch of self-important scaremongering. Read full review
20
TheWrapJames RocchiOct 1, 2014
Reitman clearly wanted to create a mosaic of sharp-edged shards held together by the mortar of art; with Men, Women and Children, what he's delivered is a group of broken bits mired in the morass of pretension. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineChris CabinSep 29, 2014
Jason Reitman fails to take into account any of the positive endeavors enabled by social media, which will no doubt be used to promote and market his film. Read full review
10
The DissolveScott TobiasOct 2, 2014
To borrow a phrase from Patton Oswalt’s bit on a particularly monstrous fast-food creation, the film is “a failure pile in a sadness bowl.” Read full review
10
SalonAndrew O'HehirOct 1, 2014
With Men, Women & Children and the equally laborious “Labor Day,” Reitman has gotten trapped amid the crumbling edifice of Hollywood. It’s turning him old before his time. Read full review
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