Singles 1992

Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune: There is something new here, and very fresh. Read more

Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times: There's a genial untidiness about Singles, but it's unified by Crowe's affection for his characters, and by the terrific Paul Westerberg music track, which plays like a pulse-beat to these people's lives. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: Crowe doesn't add much to the general discussion, but he's assembled an attractive cast and seems to have a genuine affection for the young people on the screen. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Crowe's movie is like a great record album: the songs connect, and the people connect, too. Read more

John Hartl, Seattle Times: This is one happy-ending romance that doesn't feel forced. You can't help getting into the spirit of it. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Mr. Crowe has an exceptional ability to enjoy such characters without a trace of condescension. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: So lightweight that you're likely to start forgetting it before it's even over. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A disarmingly sweet-spirited comedy written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Read more

Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker: This is romantic comedy of the wispiest kind, but the picture is generous, graceful, and consistently funny. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie will challenge some audiences simply because it is not a 1-2-3 progression of character and plot. Read more

TIME Magazine: Singles may aspire to be a Big Chill from Seattle, but it is really a fizzled St. Elmo's Fire with rowdier music. Read more

Colette Maude, Time Out: Crowe suffuses the film with tender humour and affection as the characters, most of them living in the same apartment block, swap stories, ponder sexual come-ons where none exist, and remain resolute in the face of emotional horrors. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: There's no shortage of tender moments in this comedy, and former rock journalist Cameron Crowe cleverly transforms 'real' problems into crackerjack material. Read more

Richard Harrington, Washington Post: Fonda is absolutely charming and sweetly resilient as her new and old relationships overlap. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A diverting collection of interwoven vignettes. Read more