My Date with Drew
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 5, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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80
Film ThreatDon R. Lewis
Any film that can make you cringe at it's honesty, laugh at it's insanity and yet follow along hook line and sinker is something special. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
By the end of the movie, all we want is for Barrymore to give him the time of day. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There are times, to be sure, when Herzlinger's antics threaten to swing from cute to cloying. But the few missteps are gently redeemed by an unexpectedly charming finish. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Functions as much as a primer on how to conduct underground filmmaking as it does an offbeat romantic comedy. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
The documentary My Date with Drew is "Don Quixote" meets "Bowfinger" meets "Swingers" for the reality-TV generation. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Viewed through the right lens, "My Date…" succeeds as a warm, heartfelt story about childhood crushes and the pursuit of lifelong dreams. (Through another, it's downright unnerving.) Read full review
70
VarietyJustin Chang
This maddening yet deftly made, and finally disarming, documentary comes through with enough heart and hilarity to sell its celebrity-stalking shenanigans to genuinely moving effect. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
It plays less creepy on-screen than it sounds, at least in part because Herzlinger is an extremely likable guy and he goes to great lengths to avoid appearing to be a stalker. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Succeeds as a do-it-yourself handbook of guerrilla filmmaking Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Indeed a wary viewer must get past the film's infatuation with celebrity culture to enjoy this movie's charms. But charms it has. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Walks such a fine line between what separates dreamer from stalker, that the film he made about it ellicits a variety of responses. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
As trivial as the micro-budget documentary My Date With Drew may seem, it has novelty on its side, and even when that flags, it coasts along on sheer personality. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
When our hero finally does get his moment in the sun--c'mon, would someone have bought the movie if he didn't?--My Date With Drew offers the surreal spectacle of pursuer and pursued pleasantly gabbing, obliviously immersed in a mutual PR stunt. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Uou may choose to read My Date with Drew several different ways -- as endearing or frightening, as bleak or expectant, as the optimistic daydream of the naïve Everyman or the beginning of a problem that could only lead to a restraining order. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As his movie-in-progress goes along, his pursuit of a childhood dream looks increasingly like an excuse by a canny aspiring filmmaker to create a work sample. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeSheela Raman
In this TV reality show masquerading as a movie documentary, Brian Herzlinger is a creepy voyeur, a run-of-the-mill loser who obsesses about living the celebrity high life but lacks the talent to pull it off. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Moderately watchable but awfully predictable. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Herzlinger is a flack, not a filmmaker. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
What's most grating, though, is how the film pretends to be an inspiring story about one ordinary guy's pursuit of a quixotic dream to meet his muse, when in fact Herzlinger's adoration of Drew is considerably less heartfelt than his infatuation with himself. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
But if My Date With Drew is what passes for filmmaking these days, the movie industry is in more trouble than we thought. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Stupefyingly tedious and annoying. Read full review
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