The Female Brain

Name: The Female Brain
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 9, 2018
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Adam Shapiro, Angel Parker, Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt, Cecily Strong

2018

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IFC Films | Release Date: February 9, 2018 | NR

Starring: Adam Shapiro, Angel Parker, Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt, Cecily Strong, Deon Cole, James Marsden, Jane Seymour, Lucy Punch, Sofía Vergara, Toby Kebbell, Whitney Cummings, Will Sasso, Xosha Roquemore

Summary: Neuroscientist Julia's (Whitney Cummings) research into the biochemistry of the female brain is illustrated by three couples: newlyweds Zoe (Cecily Strong) and Greg (Blake Griffin), whose career troubles seep into their relationship; Lisa (Sofia Vergara) and Steven (Deon Cole), who are looking to spice up their stuck-in-a-rut marriage; andNeuroscientist Julia's (Whitney Cummings) research into the biochemistry of the female brain is illustrated by three couples: newlyweds Zoe (Cecily Strong) and Greg (Blake Griffin), whose career troubles seep into their relationship; Lisa (Sofia Vergara) and Steven (Deon Cole), who are looking to spice up their stuck-in-a-rut marriage; and Lexi (Lucy Punch) who can't help trying to change her boyfriend Adam (James Marsden). Meanwhile, straight-laced Julia's own synapses start to fire when a handsome new subject (Toby Kebbell) joins her study.… Expand

Director: Whitney Cummings

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: NR

Runtime: 98 min

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Tricia Olszewski

Feb 8, 2018

Cummings may have taken the easy way out here and there, but she largely delivers a film that kinda sorta makes you think, which isn’t a characteristic the genre is known for. Throughout, your feel-good chemicals will be flowing. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Feb 8, 2018

With tender performances and dubious conclusions, this story is best appreciated as an explanation for why people seek out the false comfort of gendered pseudoscience. But by fitting characters into formulas, The Female Brain fails to observe the flexibility of human experience. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Feb 9, 2018

Both in front of and behind the camera, Whitney Cummings tries to breathe new life into the hackneyed, men-are-like-this, women-are-like-this style of romantic comedy with The Female Brain. The results are frustratingly hit-and-miss. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Feb 8, 2018

With such a fractured narrative, it's difficult to get into a groove with these short, shallow and over-simplified stories. Read full review

Tatiana Craine

Feb 8, 2018

Despite its strong cast (including Sofia Vergara, Cecily Strong, and James Marsden), The Female Brain has trouble making its characters more than one-dimensional. Read full review

Keith Watson

Feb 4, 2018

The Female Brain never seems quite sure whether it wants to probe the depths of its title subject or just make us laugh. And given the shallowness of its quasi-scientific blather and the tepidness of its comedy, it ultimately does neither. Read full review

Rex Reed

Feb 20, 2018

All I know is it’s excruciatingly dull. It pains me to see industrious people wasting time, chasing their tails and turning into butter when they could be taking a nap — which is what I did at regular intervals during The Female Brain. Read full review

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