In the central role, first-time feature helmer Alexander Poe may trigger sheepish identification among the neurotic with the protag's vaguely ridiculous reactions. While his character registers as white-bread bland, strong performances from the two "exes" save this indie from a surfeit of self-deprecating charm.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Even taken on its own, this story of Graham (Poe), a single New Yorker feeling his way toward adulthood, feels like a promising college project that wasn't ready for the real world.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
The callow behavior that characterizes Ex-Girlfriends' lead would be less maddening had writer/director/star Alexander Poe firmly decided how to portray the bedroom follies of youth.
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Time Out
Time Out
The characters are flat; the voiceover is awkward.
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Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
The romantic quest that's meant to drive the film is meaningless because Alexander Poe has extended empathy to no one besides himself.