While We're Young
A24 | Release Date: March 27, 2015
6.5
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beingryanjudeMar 30, 2015
While another take on hipsters from Baumbach himself, While We're Young plays with familiar themes that are sparked by a high energy couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfriend) and a peculiar look at documentary cinema.
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Brent_MarchantApr 5, 2015
What starts out as promising comes off the rails about midway through when a narrative in search of a point veers into pretentious, overly intellectualized babble masking as pithy insights. This effort clearly needs reworking to give it someWhat starts out as promising comes off the rails about midway through when a narrative in search of a point veers into pretentious, overly intellectualized babble masking as pithy insights. This effort clearly needs reworking to give it some much-needed focus more like that found in director Noah Baumbach's other more effective offerings. It's unfortunate, too, given the pool of talent recruited for this production; they're never really given the opportunity to shine as they otherwise might have.… Expand
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FrnchtoastjesusApr 21, 2015
There's a scene with Ben Stiller rollerblading to an event for which he is late. Early on, Jamie says that he and his wife were married in an empty water tower. Here's the problem: It stands out in the Wrong Way. Like having a fine Prime RibThere's a scene with Ben Stiller rollerblading to an event for which he is late. Early on, Jamie says that he and his wife were married in an empty water tower. Here's the problem: It stands out in the Wrong Way. Like having a fine Prime Rib and you discover it's been rubbed with cilantro and cinnamon. Interesting, but it just doesn't work. Baumbach wants us to admire his creativity, his 'subtle genius'. But he's not Truffaut, he's not even Spike Lee or Wes Anderson. He's someone who got into the party through a door they were using to throw out the empties; now he thinks he's a guest.… Expand
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ZawMineJun 26, 2015
While we're young captured the sense of both old generation lifestyle and new generation lifestyle. Story is mainly emphasized on our modern social daily life. The casts are amazing. Performance is fine. Overall, While We're Young is a goodWhile we're young captured the sense of both old generation lifestyle and new generation lifestyle. Story is mainly emphasized on our modern social daily life. The casts are amazing. Performance is fine. Overall, While We're Young is a good drama movie.… Expand
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jeanrenoir13Apr 24, 2015
Although I've seen ever Baumbach film since Squid, I've never really liked any of them. I was hoping that this one would finally be actually funny and mildly satirical of aging would-be hipsters in Brooklyn as well as younger would-beAlthough I've seen ever Baumbach film since Squid, I've never really liked any of them. I was hoping that this one would finally be actually funny and mildly satirical of aging would-be hipsters in Brooklyn as well as younger would-be hipsters there. But I found the film boring, tedious, unwitty, and too earnest in the end. I'm going to have to give up on Baumbach. The contrast with the brilliance of Woody Allen at his best could not be stronger. Baumbach takes himself far too seriously as an artiste, and his "art" suffers. And Baumbach's simply not as sharp as Allen, much less as funny.… Expand
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hotfromcauldronApr 6, 2015
In While We’re Young Baumbach does Apatow. A 40’s something couple suffering from a mid-life crises meet a 20’s something retro couple mirroring them in every way except with more promise and less regrets. Cutesy montages show they are losingIn While We’re Young Baumbach does Apatow. A 40’s something couple suffering from a mid-life crises meet a 20’s something retro couple mirroring them in every way except with more promise and less regrets. Cutesy montages show they are losing touch with their contemporaries and out of touch with today’s youth. Yet, prove bodies age - irregardless of spirit. Stiller - fifty playing forty - confuses the issue. Watts - light on the screen dims - too many roles too close together. Driver is cool and calculating. Then a shift - Baumbach tackles the manipulation of truth in documentaries to heighten drama in a world full of selfies and Desperate Housewives. He even casts a reality T.V. star as a hedge fund manager. Wink. Wink. And we end with the notion - parenthood propels humans into adulthood. Now that’s a premise worthy of debate. But he doesn’t.… Expand
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luvmelancholiaMay 1, 2015
Anxious to see a comedy amidst the current world turmoil, I was enormously disappointed in the lack of laughs in this move. Ben Stiller (Josh) and Naomi Watts (Cornelia) play a 40 ish childless couple who become enamored with the energy andAnxious to see a comedy amidst the current world turmoil, I was enormously disappointed in the lack of laughs in this move. Ben Stiller (Josh) and Naomi Watts (Cornelia) play a 40 ish childless couple who become enamored with the energy and eclectic lifestye of the much younger couple Jaime (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried). The "friendship" initially seems like great fun...riding bikes, learning hip-hop dancing and providing one of the fewl funny scenes; attending a street beach party. Soon it is revealed the motivation of Jaime to meet this couple was to use them for promoting his career. The truth propels the foursome to facing some issues that result in individual growth. Josh and Cornelia achieve greater intamacy and a reinvigoration of their creativity. If only the movie had stopped there instead of opting for the hollywood ending, it could have been an intelligent look at a lifestyle choice that didn't involve children.… Expand
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BHBarryApr 9, 2015
"While We’re Young" stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried and Adam Driver in this film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. This is not a good film as Ben Stiller tries to play a Jack Lemmon type character against the beautiful"While We’re Young" stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried and Adam Driver in this film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. This is not a good film as Ben Stiller tries to play a Jack Lemmon type character against the beautiful Ms. Watts but to no avail. More like a lemon than a Lemmon, he Is awkward and quite annoying to watch. Touted by the critics as a great and "deep" film about the older generation facing the younger culture surrounding them, the film never quite achieves this lofty goal. For the most part, tt Is a trite and meanngless story that had me trying to stay awake during some of its footage. I give the film a 5.0 2 and am probably being overly generous by doing that.… Expand
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LynJul 5, 2015
I like Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, and laughed at some of the wacky, self-deluding ways that this quintessentially New York couple tried to cope with their midlife crisis. But I felt that this turned into a different kind of film about 2/3I like Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, and laughed at some of the wacky, self-deluding ways that this quintessentially New York couple tried to cope with their midlife crisis. But I felt that this turned into a different kind of film about 2/3 of the way through. Less amusing, more cliched, and the emerging villainy of a certain character feels like a cheap shot. Have to say Adam Driver again shows himself to be an amazing talent, totally riveting and convincing in taking on the demands of any role he's given.… Expand
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duncan1964Jun 29, 2015
A middle aged couple, stuck in a rut, hook up with a younger trendier couple and start to worry that life may have passed them by. Baumbach writes and directs with the familiar feel of Woody Allen, but unfortunately he hasn't managed to writeA middle aged couple, stuck in a rut, hook up with a younger trendier couple and start to worry that life may have passed them by. Baumbach writes and directs with the familiar feel of Woody Allen, but unfortunately he hasn't managed to write characters that are in any way relatable. The world these characters inhabit seems so far removed from most peoples everyday life that it is hard to empathise, or more crucially, even care about their first world problems.… Expand
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fungusgnatMay 12, 2015
This movie is not quite on the level of Baumbach’s “Francis Ha” but I nonetheless found it amusing throughout in various degrees – most of the humor arising from the futility of Josh’s attempts to live young. A more serious subtext – aboutThis movie is not quite on the level of Baumbach’s “Francis Ha” but I nonetheless found it amusing throughout in various degrees – most of the humor arising from the futility of Josh’s attempts to live young. A more serious subtext – about the role of filmmaker point of view and the shaping of “truth” and message in documentaries – is not as successful. Or so it seemed to me, and I see my share of docus. Stirring these ingredients into what is basically a domestic comedy-drama about marriage and mid-life crisis benefits the subtext: a lengthy showdown between Josh and Jamie is at least surrounded by a modestly entertaining movie and thus seems only about half as wearisome as it might have otherwise. As for the marriage/mid-life stuff—a week or so later I only remember the final shots, which I did not find pleasing.… Expand
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ydnar4Jun 9, 2015
While We're Young had some fairly relatable characters most notably the two leads Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts. I think this film is more for middle aged adult than it is for anyone else. This film is about middle aged coming to theWhile We're Young had some fairly relatable characters most notably the two leads Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts. I think this film is more for middle aged adult than it is for anyone else. This film is about middle aged coming to the realization that the best part of their lives are over. The cast was more than enough to interest me. Ben Stiller is taking a bit of a different turn in this film and I thought that it suited him as he is now aging himself. I think that Adam Driver was certainly the best character in the film but still I didn't find the film very funny and the film got a little to twisty for a film that is considered a comedy. This film is certainly not terrible but it could have been much better.… Expand
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GnunezMay 10, 2015
Good acting by Naomi Watts and Charles Grodin. But, I could not figure out if I was watching a comedy or a drama. Too many themes and they unfold too slowly. In my opinion It's a bad Woody Allen impersonation.
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TrailesqueDec 30, 2016
Baumbach does Woody. A 40-something couple, documentary filmmakers, struggling with fertility and career issues, find themselves smitten by a younger couple's seemingly pure, creative life. There are some very funny moments, particularlyBaumbach does Woody. A 40-something couple, documentary filmmakers, struggling with fertility and career issues, find themselves smitten by a younger couple's seemingly pure, creative life. There are some very funny moments, particularly pertaining to Josh's tedious, pretentious documentary that focuses on a Chomsky-like character. Much of the first half is predictable, but things spark up a bit as it when a conflict develops between Josh and his protege, who turns out to be more ambitious and sneaky than he seemed to be. This is not my favorite from Baumbach, but it is still worth watching.… Expand
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GrantD243Jun 11, 2019
It's...okay? I expected more from this one considering the talent involved. All I ended up getting, though, was a passable film that barely held my attention for the entire runtime.
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