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Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonA play-it-safe film, with its chaos a little too controlled. But Bell’s examination of the institution of marriage has it insights, and there are laughs.
- 63Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughAfter Lake Bell’s smart, unconventional debut, “In a World. . .” (2013), her new film, I Do . . . Until I Don’t (she apparently likes ellipses in her titles), is disappointingly ordinary.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBell has a beguiling, big-grin screen presence. And her ability to charm a cast into taking on her projects is admirable. Charming a script-doctor or two who could joke the films up would be a big help.
- 50Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayIt’s hard to tell who’s being lampooned and who’s being treated with sincerity at any given point.
- 50The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe outline of a snappy relationship comedy is here, and Bell is talented enough to make one. Maybe next time she’ll commit to it.
- 42The PlaylistThe PlaylistDisengaged and detached, the film’s greatest crime may be its inability to make any kind of impression.
- Despite some clever writing (Widespread Panic jokes never go out of style), a game cast, and a funny critique of the ethics of documentary filmmaking, I Do … Until I Don’t never rises above the trite characters and well-worn scenarios it depicts. Best to get the annulment papers ready.
- 40TheWrapTodd GilchristTheWrapTodd GilchristWhere “In A World…” felt intimate and focused, delightfully dysfunctional but relentlessly hopeful, “I Do” is noisy and meandering.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshBell jettisons any possibility for radical ideals or emotional poignancy in favor of a hackneyed rom-com ending tacked onto a movie that’s both stale and unpleasantly madcap.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA movie that has neither a coherent point nor an authentic character.