Paper Man
MPI Media Group | Release Date: April 23, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Concentrate instead on the delightful performances. A thespian shoutout goes to Reynolds (his hair bleached bright yellow for the gig) for his jaunty way with a cape, tights, and the hands-on-hip poses of superherodom. Read full review
64
NPRIan Buckwalter
Aided by subtly wounded performances by Daniels and Stone, and a surprisingly affecting comic turn from Reynolds, Paper Man makes up for many of its shortcomings with an abundance of heart. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Far from perfect, but it holds your interest as a character study because of strong performances by Daniels and Stone. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJohn Anderson
Quirky. Wacky. Offbeat. Outré. The words that come to mind regarding Paper Man might prompt you run in the opposite direction. And perhaps you should, except for the performances of Jeff Daniels and Emma Stone. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Was Paper Man worth making? Captain Excellent and I would probably differ on that one. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew Barker
The picture's biggest stumbling block is its superhero hook. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
An artist-in-crisis piece run through a drab but quirk-conscious indie processor, Paper Man is everything a film like "Lost in Translation" fought not to be. Read full review
40
Time OutEric Hynes
Fine performers can’t salvage a toxically precious script, though Stone (Zombieland), with her disarming poise, makes a go of it. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
Too introverted and gimmicky for its own good. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Overly analytical, cutesy comedy-drama. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Paper Man is a bad idea, and the film, despite a few brave and good performances, never recovers from awkwardness of its premise. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Written and directed by the husband-wife team of Kieran and Michele Mulroney, Paper Man is so unsure of itself that its symbolic edifice feels like a desperately erected defense system. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
Every time Kudrow exits the picture, imagining her fed-up character's life away from the twee therapeutic noodlings of Paper Man makes for its own time-killing retreat from dull indie-film reality. Read full review
25
ObserverRex Reed
Instead of the feel-good comedy they intended, you are left with the suspicion that the movie is really about a man suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness for which there is no cure. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
What we have in this film is a whole lot of nothing, and the little that's there is irritating. Read full review
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