Set It Up
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 15, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageDan MeccaJul 16, 2018
Set It Up, from its title on down, is a fresh mixture of a reliable formula. Read full review
83
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 14, 2018
Set It Up is a classic rom-com brought to life by a pair of wonderfully well-matched stars who seem to revel in the genre. This is cinematic comfort food, the kind we’ve been starving for. Read full review
76
IGNKenneth Seward Jr.Jun 21, 2018
Set It Up is as formulaic as they come. That fact alone isn’t enough to avoid it on Netflix though. Most fans of this genre know what they are getting into, easily enjoying the charming displays of friendship, the few silly moments, and predictable ending. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 17, 2018
Katie Silberman’s script has a flip, zingy quality at its best. But like any rom-com that works, it takes at least one time-out to reach for the heart. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJun 15, 2018
It's satisfying, for the most part—a solid romantic comedy with sharp dialogue, amusing characters, a soundtrack of well-worn feel-good hits, and a few surprises up its sleeve. Its only major flaw is an inability to imagine the bosses as richly as the leads. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDana SchwartzJun 14, 2018
The true strength of the film lies in Zoey Deutch’s magnetic performance. It’s impossible to watch this film and not come to the conclusion that the actress (Vampire Academy) is a soon-to-be major star, as soon as she hits on a major project that makes use of her effortless humor and charisma. Read full review
75
ConsequenceCaroline SiedeJun 14, 2018
The film delivers a central philosophy about love (you like people because of their good qualities, but you love them despite their flaws) and features plenty of earnest self-actualizing, but it’s first and foremost here to provide a funny, breezy update on a familiar rom-com formula. Unlike its lost twenty-something leads, Set It Up knows just what it wants to be Read full review
70
Village VoiceMonica CastilloJun 28, 2018
While the plot is familiar, Katie Silberman’s witty script plays with expectations. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKristen Yoonsoo KimJun 21, 2018
While so many recent renditions of the rom-com have tried to upgrade the genre — usually by going the raunchy route — Set It Up feels so purposefully classic and familiar that it plays right into that nostalgic feel-good spot. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJun 15, 2018
It’s the stars who have to work hardest to sell this kind of egg-white confection, and so they do. Having both charmed individually in previous vehicles, Deutch and Powell combine to winkingly wholesome effect, bringing just enough human self-awareness to their tidy back-and-forth banter to make it palatable. Read full review
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The AtlanticDavid SimsJun 22, 2018
The joy of the romantic comedy lies less in its mise en scène, and more in its witty repartee and character chemistry, which Set It Up is loaded with. The will-they-won’t-they tension is enough for the movie to power through the silliest moments. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJun 14, 2018
You don’t need to be well-versed in rom-coms to know that, in the process, Harper and Charlie will ultimately fall into each other’s arms, but getting there proves to be a slog courtesy of screenwriter Katie Silberman’s talky, sitcom-ready dialogue and director Claire Scanlon’s ponderously uneven pacing. Read full review
33
The PlaylistLena WilsonJun 17, 2018
Unfortunately, while Set It Up sets up instances of subversion, it ultimately topples into a predictable mess of romantic noxiousness. Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 15, 2018
The expectation that a female-written, female-directed effort would yield something refreshingly different is scotched within the first few minutes. Read full review
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