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Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerPacino still gets a blast out of acting. His performance in this film about a blocked performer is gloriously unblocked – a valentine to vanity.
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThe result is a beautifully entertaining film. It is witty and the scenes between Gerwig and Pacino fizz alternately with flirtation, humour and occasionally rage.
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinIf you can adjust to the film's uneven rhythms and often illusory vibe, there's a treasure trove of off-kilter humor, affecting pathos and first-class acting to be savored.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungOnce Pacino is surrounded by other characters, the comedy comes thick and fast and the material begins to come together in an absurd sort of way.
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasFronted by a vibrant, deeply committed Al Pacino performance and very fine support from Greta Gerwig, this uneven but captivating film deserves to find its own audience, though doing so will surely prove to be an uphill climb.
- 70The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloFor every element that doesn’t work...there’s a moment that crackles with electricity and conviction.
- 42The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangA missed opportunity that squanders the talents of a pretty stacked cast and jeopardizes the audience’s patience and care for its spoiled characters for too long.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThe Humbling, which was directed by Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man) and based on a novel by Philip Roth, is such inept, shuffling nonsense that an apter title might have been The Bumbling.