Spin Me Round
IFC Films | Release Date: August 19, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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75
The Film StageChristopher SchobertAug 15, 2022
Spin Me Round never reaches classic status, but works as an enjoyable, sometimes uproarious subversion of rom-com tropes. Pull up a chair, and mangia. Read full review
75
TheWrapCarlos AguilarMar 18, 2022
True to its title, Baena’s latest takes us through more than a few tonal twists and plot turns, even if they don’t always land smoothly or humorously, in its exploration of how fooling oneself into believing a fantastical fiction can provide dangerous respite from a bland, ordinary reality. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonAug 18, 2022
Although Plaza’s character makes it clear this is a story about complicity and manipulation, Baena keeps the tone silly, barely striving for scares even when creepy masks slink into view. He’s content to let the music take over — and so are we with its sly needle-drops that pull from heady italo disco and giallo horror scores. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 6, 2022
Is this supposed to be some kind of sitcom? A thriller? A provocative #MeToo statement on sexual dynamics in the workplace? Yes, all of the above, it turns out. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 18, 2022
Amusing but the most lightweight of the five diverse features he’s made so far, it finds other members of the Baena gang (Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon) fleshing out an eccentric ensemble, many playing characters as unpredictable as Brie’s is straight-laced. Read full review
67
ConsequenceSam RosenbergAug 19, 2022
As the film reaches its conclusion, it seems that the finale needed a more complex foundation underneath the surface for its impact to fully resonate. Read full review
67
ColliderRoss BonaimeApr 6, 2022
While the free-flowing structure of Spin Me Round works in bits and pieces, there’s very little overall purpose to the narrative Baena and Brie have crafted here. Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandMar 18, 2022
While Baena and Brie, who wrote the film together, don’t exactly flip the script on this seemingly well-trod subgenre, the duo (plus a star-packed cast) certainly add some spice to it. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAug 23, 2022
The film is unquestionably more accessible than Horse Girl, but for all of its parodic elements and unpredictability, it nevertheless feels unpolished and unfinished. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 19, 2022
Some misfires are far more interesting than others, and that’s certainly the case with director/co-writer Jeff Baena’s “Spin Me Round,” a restaurant-themed romp that starts off in rom-com land, veers off into territory hinting at the strange and disturbing darkness of a “Midsommar” or an “Eyes Wide Shut,” and winds up somewhere in between, coming across as half-baked and undercooked. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAug 19, 2022
Baena is obviously having fun presenting the familiar tropes and then subverting them, but these pieces don't really fit together, nor do they lead to a satisfying conclusion. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithAug 19, 2022
Though very funny at times, and refreshing in the way it keeps us guessing, Spin Me Round is only partially successful. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAug 15, 2022
The result is a movie that’s fun in spots — a good dish here and there, you might say — that doesn’t add up to a fully satisfying meal. Read full review
60
SlashfilmEthan AndertonMar 18, 2022
As unnecessarily intricate and eyebrow-raising as the story might be, "Spin Me Round" at least feels original — it's never boring, and what unfolds is admirably entertaining enough that it's hard to downright dislike. But not unlike the Italian "cuisine" of Tuscan Grove, it still leaves something to be desired.  Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/796873/spin-me-round-review-alison-brie-gets-embroiled-in-a-meandering-but-entertaining-comedic-thriller-sxsw/?utm_campaign=clip Read full review
58
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganAug 18, 2022
Ambiguous, open-ended storytelling is by no means a defect in its own right, but Spin Me Round becomes increasingly frustrating in its tendency to introduce narrative tangents without any intention to elaborate or connect them. Read full review
50
Film ThreatJason DelgadoAug 22, 2022
I adore Plaza as a unique and magnetic actor, but she wasn’t given enough to work with here. Likewise, for the usual affable yet conflicted characters that Brie is so good at portraying, there’s not enough meat on the bones of the role here for her to sink her teeth into. Spin Me Round is like going out to dinner and expecting an authentic Italian restaurant but instead ending up at the Olive Garden. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesKatie WalshAug 19, 2022
The entire film feels like an exercise in dashing expectations, for both our heroine and the audience. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineWilliam RepassAug 19, 2022
Cleansed of all risk and personality, Spin Me Round subsides, as though with a sigh, into the reheated sauce of mediocrity. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMark KeizerAug 17, 2022
Spin Me Round is a nice-try attempt at a shapeshifting, fish-out-of-water rom-com that was probably funny in the room—but in the end, it doesn’t quite come together as a movie. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 16, 2022
If you’re patient enough to stick around for the wilder third act, Spin Me Round kind of turns things around. Not quite enough, but close. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiMar 18, 2022
As it stands, however, Spin Me Round is all over the place and even its best moments can’t be saved due to a muddled storyline and lack of character development. Read full review
42
The PlaylistMarya E. GatesMar 18, 2022
Ultimately Spin Me Round is like a bad vacation where even the gorgeous Italian seaside isn’t enough to make the time spent feel worth it. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAug 19, 2022
The gang's all here for Spin Me Round, and hopefully the ensemble enjoyed the filmmaking process, as the end result is an odd, laughless, meandering comedy that's not entertaining enough to be engaging, or gifted with enough character insight to justify its aimless length. Read full review
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