Greenberg (2010)

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As a study of stasis and of people conscious of not living the lives they had imagined for themselves, the picture offers a bracing undertow of seriousness beneath the deceptively casual, dramatically offhand surface.

July 6, 2010 Full Review

Todd McCarthy

Variety

Top Critic

A film of powerful, memorable moments -- some striking dialogue, some great performances, a handful of beautifully played, bracingly discomfiting love scenes -- in search of a structure and, perhaps, a soul.

June 8, 2010 Full Review

Tom Huddlestone

Time Out

Top Critic

Noah Baumbach again investigates psychologically screwed-up people, although this time with much less comedic impact.

April 16, 2010

Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

Stiller is expert at playing self-indulgent types unaware of their boorishness, and Greenberg is no exception.

March 31, 2010 Full Review

Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Top Critic

What saves it, however, is Gerwig. The love story ain't credible, but her performance is, perfectly capturing a young woman who doesn't lack confidence so much as a sense of self.

March 26, 2010 Full Review

Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

In many ways this is Baumbach's best film, filled with his bitter but often funny misanthropic perspective, but buoyed by the undeniable likability of Stiller and Gerwig.

March 26, 2010 Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

Stiller succeeds in a dramatic role but the script underwhelms with a meandering story and an unlikable lead character.

November 21, 2012 Full Review

John Hanlon

Big Hollywood

Not the feel-good film of the year, but Greenberg is a powerful account of how a few lost souls can find meaning and direction in life.

October 5, 2012 Full Review

Ben Kendrick

ScreenRant

Obviously there's running commentary from director Noah Baumbach -- his characters are never free of context -- but they don't have epiphanies, they don't learn and they don't apologize. It's kind of refreshing.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Dave White

Movies.com

Baumbach's writing and direction of these characters display more of a novelistic touch...but the approach produces a deeply felt view of flawed individuals.

March 9, 2011 Full Review

Mark Pfeiffer

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Greenberg is not an enjoyable movie, but it's a unique experience that will mostly appeal to cinephiles with insatiable appetites for character-driven small films.

January 31, 2011 Full Review

Matt Kelemen

Las Vegas CityLife

Después de su estupenda y autobiográfica The squid and the whale (2005), el neoyorquino Noah Baumbach se ha dedicado a narrar historias más bien neuróticas, pelotudas e intrascendentes sobre personajes neuróticos, pelotudos e intrascendentes.

December 30, 2010 Full Review

Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Ben Stiller plays the most repellent character I have ever seen in a movie and that includes "Dracula". If you are going to feature a repellent character, you have to make him or her interesting. Bela Lugosi was a huge success by comparison.

December 16, 2010 Full Review

Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

This is more of a character study than it is a real story. The characters in the film are vivid and they make indelible impressions. The acting is excellent all around.

December 1, 2010 Full Review

Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

From the ever-inventive mind of Noah Baumbach comes a deep comedy that seems to combine elements from his last two films.

November 27, 2010 Full Review

S. James Wegg

JWR

A typically low-key effort from Noah Baumbach...

November 25, 2010 Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The engine that drives Greenberg is this tension between the illusion of our outward projection and the absolute loathing of the worms underneath.

October 5, 2010 Full Review

Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Baumbach may think he's found a rare happy ending when he puts these two together, but I highly doubt it.

September 3, 2010 Full Review

Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Baumbach's movie once again walks a fine line between being off-putting and being fascinating in its character study, and for me the positives win out.

August 16, 2010 Full Review

Jeffrey Chen

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Greenberg is inevitably, productively divisive in tone and topical focus-and this in itself strikes me as a good thing-but you cannot say the filmmakers aren't trying to use all the resources available to the form.

August 15, 2010 Full Review

Nick Davis

Nick's Flick Picks

Watching the social and family dynamics play out in this film reveals a whole life lived in these rhythms and traps, which is not always pleasant... but certainly interesting.

August 11, 2010 Full Review

Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Good luck with yourself, Greenberg. But I think I want to break up.

August 11, 2010 Full Review

Alison Gang

San Diego Union-Tribune

• 1. Roger Greenberg: You're of value.
  2. Florence Marr: I know that. You don't have to say that.
  – Submitted by Justin J (56 days ago)
• 1. Roger Greenberg: Life is wasted on people.
  – Submitted by Feno B (4 months ago)
• 1. Florence Marr: I've gotta stop doing things just because they feel good.
  – Submitted by Kate W (21 months ago)
• 1. Florence Marr: You like me so much more than you think you do.
  – Submitted by rob g (2 years ago)
• 1. Roger Greenberg: Dear Starbucks, in your attempt to manufacture culture out of fast food coffee you've been surprisingly successful for the most part. The part that isn't covered by 'the most part' sucks.
  – Submitted by rob g (2 years ago)

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