Write When You Get Work
Abramorama | Release Date: November 23, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
2
Negative:
3
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63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 22, 2018
Cochran has conjured up a caper that’s just clever enough and characters just winning enough to hold our interest long enough to be surprised at the resolution to the puzzle that she conjures up. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakNov 22, 2018
So we’re left with a problematic façade that can’t avoid tainting the thought-provoking crime mystery unfolding beneath it. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyNov 23, 2018
There are some interesting things going on, and some insight into New York's economic hierarchy, but the film veers off into a hard-to-believe crime heist, and, ultimately, none of it really hangs together. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDec 5, 2018
Write When You Get Work doesn’t work. Not as a romance, not as a Robin Hood-tinged caper flick, not as a social commentary on racial inequity or classism, and not as a male-buddy picture — all elements director Stacy Cochran attempts to wedge into her often muddled, under-focused script. Read full review
25
TheWrapTricia OlszewskiNov 27, 2018
With zero romance and nonsensical thrills, the only legitimate theft here is of the viewer’s time. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 29, 2018
Neither remotely credible nor more than minimally entertaining, Stacy Cochran’s New York City romance, Write When You Get Work, presents rich folk as gullible idiots and blue-collar crooks as heroes. Read full review
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