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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's the film you need to see in order to understand why the ending of "As Good As It Gets" was phony.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliLiving Out Loud is not a monumental motion picture. In fact, in many ways, it's quite the opposite - a quiet, unassuming story of friendship and love that uses richly-developed characters to charm its audience.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversLaGravenese may be unsteady at the helm, but his film insinuates like a torch song that keeps messing with your head.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe filmmaker has borrowed from Chekhov the soul-baring introspection that can be so ineffable on the page or stage yet becomes so damply sensitive and dramatically vague on screen.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenSo why does the thing play like a mediocre sitcom stripped of its laugh-track?
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatLaGravenese has an uncanny ability to write realistic female characters.
- 50Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisUnfortunately, there's not much of a story to go with Hunter's engaging performance and LaGravenese's words.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe plot is promising and the acting is earnest, but in the end the movie doesn't quite work.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinMuch about Living Out Loud is pretty far-fetched, but at least it accurately portrays the dating possibilities for newly divorced women of a certain age.
- 40Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanWhat little grace there is in Living Out Loud (and there isn't much) is all in LaGravenese's script, not on the screen.