The Object of My Affection
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 17, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Easier to watch than it is to believe. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
In trying to appeal to a wide audience, quirky material has been forced to fit a formula that can't really contain it. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
All of this promising material is dealt with on that level where characters are not quite allowed to be as perceptive and intelligent as real people might be in the same circumstances. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Judged esthetically -- the only yardstick worth applying -- it can be safely placed in that long line of indistinguishable Hollywood mediocrities, all of them trying in vain to resurrect an awfully weary genre. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerJane Ganahl
Unfortunately, all the good parts didn't add up to a great movie. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
Wendy Wasserstein brings a dull pen to this literary adaptation, which shows none of the bite or savvy of Stephen McCauley's novel. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
So riddled with cultural stereotypes, woe-is-me neurotic mopiness, and glib therapeutic compassion that by the end all it leaves you with is a waxy buildup of falseness. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubJoshua Klein
The film is being marketed as a romantic comedy, but it's neither romantic nor funny. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
The storyline lacks credibility. Read full review
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