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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Original-CinKim HughesOriginal-CinKim HughesRosaline is a delight from start to finish, a brisk, bright-eyed, and inventive romantic comedy with constituent parts that probably shouldn’t work this well together but do.
- 83The A.V. ClubCourtney HowardThe A.V. ClubCourtney HowardDever is as excellent as ever as the acerbic, quick-witted, jilted ex. She coaxes the hilariousness and heartbreak out of each scene with ease and authenticity.
- 80The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonRosaline . . . understands what makes a good adaptation: a sense of humor at least on par with if not exceeding the original, lighthearted lines with serious delivery, crackling romantic chemistry. And in the case of Rosaline, an unmissable lead in Kaitlyn Dever as a lovelorn medieval schemer left on read.
- 75IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandPlayed by Kaitlyn Dever, this Rosaline is very mad indeed (why shouldn’t she be?), but the always-winning actress helps guide a prickly footnote into delightful territory. One part coming-of-age tale, one part literary reconsideration, and all totally fun, Rosaline proves there’s still plenty to mine from the classic canon, with lively twists.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariRosaline ultimately sparkles in this cheeky telling of the greatest love story never told.
- 70VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyThere’s something fresh about the story’s unwillingness to pit a woman’s romantic quests against her career goals.
- 60Screen RantRachel LaBonteScreen RantRachel LaBonteThose who prefer their period pieces to be more traditional will find this blasphemous, but those willing to imagine a 16th century Verona with updated characters will get a kick out of Rosaline's antics.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreYou’d think with the director of “Yes, God, Yes” (Karen Maine) behind the camera, this comedy would take flight. Too much of what’s here stops just short of paying off with a big laugh. Blame the script or the tentative players (aside from Deaver, none of the younger cast members knows how to stick a punchline), but for all its intended charm and hilarity, Rosaline always settles for “ish.”
- 40SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiSlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiThe romantic comedy is painfully self-aware but rarely clever, instead falling back on rom-com tropes that were creaky back in the modern Shakespeare adaptation heyday of the '90s.
- 30The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe engine of this movie is snark, and Dever, overtaxed with carrying the comedy, brings a dauntlessness to the role, even during more daft moments.