Money Buys Happiness
Wiggly World Studios | Release Date: June 26, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Weatherford and Murphy lead a young and bright cast. All in all, Money Buys Happiness shows that Lachow is a director worth keeping an eye on. Read full review
70
VarietyCharles Lyons
Camera compositions are curious, even poorly framed at times, but helmer's gift is in directing actors and building scenes around physical actions, much like silent filmmakers. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The Sisyphean ordeal at the heart of the film strongly recalls Roman Polanksi's 1958 short "Two Men and a Wardrobe," while Lachow's loose, improvisatory approach -- as well as the occasional self-indulgence -- feels more like Henry Jaglom. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDennis Lim
At best, plays like an attenuated "Seinfeld" episode. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
The restless, selfish, unfriendly people created by Lachow as protagonists only make the movie hard to warm up to. It's more akin to fingernails scraping a blackboard than an updated morality play. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Unless you're struck by the urge to watch strangers work out their petty issues in couples therapy, it's hard to find a compelling reason to sit through Gregg Lachow's irritatingly self-absorbed indie drama. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Lachow goes for cuteness and whimsy every chance he gets, missing a lot more often than he hits. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
About 20 minutes in, it is clear that the couple will emerge as nothing more than crabby yuppies whose articulation of their pouts sounds like the same argument over and over again. Read full review
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