Metacritic Movie Ratings
Whatever Works Reviews

3.0

45

out of 100

Metascore®
Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

    Yellnikoff, played with perfect pitch by Larry David.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

    Features enough genuine laughs to give it decent commercial traction.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    VarietyRonnie Scheib

    This far-fetched, deliberately artificial game of musical chairs -- in which mismatched characters encircle, attract and repel each other -- feels forced, often losing itself in excess verbiage.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA TodayClaudia Puig

    Woody, please: Go back to the European locales that so energized you of late.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

    The fact that Allen wrote the script in the '70s explains something about why his newest movie feels so old.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York TimesA.O. Scott

    None of it works. Or it works too hard. Whatever.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

    A sour romantic comedy, only sporadically amusing.

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