Sleeping with Other People 2015

Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: The movie is never quite sure what notes it wants to hit so it goes after everything. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Rom-coms died because they weren't very rom and didn't have enough com. But "Sleeping With Other People," which is both hilarious and emotionally alive, is as delightful as a first date that crackles with possibility. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: Everything in this hoax is a cliche inspired by a dozen other B-movies about the same subject, from No Strings Attached with Ashton Kutcher to Friends with Benefits with Justin Timberlake. Read more

Geoff Berkshire, Variety: "Sleeping With Other People" winds up both looking - with its adequate but unremarkable tech package - and often feeling like a run-of-the-mill studio comedy. Read more

Jesse Hassenger, AV Club: It somehow makes the lusty undercurrents of its male/female friendship unironically romantic and, at times, unapologetically sexy. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: It's pretty regular in terms of plot and story - the kind of thing we've seen many times before, though usually with less likable actors and without all the dirty jokes. Read more

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: If there's a way to charm us with the approach, Headland (writer of 2014's "About Last Night" update) never really finds it, squandering the appeal of leads Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: It's obvious where "Sleeping with Other People" is going; the fun is in getting there. Read more

Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly: It's a smart, flawed movie about smart, flawed people. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter: If the film fulfills its duty by providing emotionally the romcom equivalent of a money shot, it delays the gratification in interesting ways. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Though the leads lend charm and comic timing to the unpersuasive material, it would take a ground-up rewrite to make the fate of their characters matter. Read more

Amy Nicholson, L.A. Weekly: A Photoshop copy of 'When Harry Met Sally,' clone-stamped and saturated. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: The premise prompts much talk about sex, most of which is written in screenwriter-ese, awaiting punctuation by a laugh track. Read more

Stephen Whitty, New York Daily News: If "Sleeping With Other People" was someone you met in a bar, you might buy it a drink, or two. But eventually you'd be looking at your phone or searching for a quick exit. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Ms. Headland has a concept for a latter-day screwball comedy ... but she doesn't have the jokes or the emotionally textured characters that can fill in that conceit. Read more

Molly Eichel, Philadelphia Inquirer: Headland refuses to redeem her characters, which is what makes "Sleeping With Other People" ultimately more interesting than other rom-coms. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Even when the laughs are spotty, the actors stay on point. Sudeikis is terrific. And Brie can break you up or just plain break your heart. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: "Sleeping With Other People" is one of the best and funniest recent attempts to update the rom-com - but the container feels too antiquated for the world it captures, which is so furiously alive. Read more

Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader: Sudeikis' smooth charisma and Brie's wide-eyed charm almost carry the film, but while Headland bravely chooses to skip certain expected rom-com beats, she also fails to earn certain rom-com payoffs. Read more

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press: Sudeikis and Brie have an easy, heady chemistry - although it does take a bit of imagination to accept them (seven years apart in real life) as college contemporaries. Read more

Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle: The movie deftly navigates the tricky geography and timing of romance and heartbreak. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: As we watch changes of conscience emerge and moral comeuppance arrive, this freewheeling alternative to the standard date movie emerges as one of the year's best surprises. Read more

Christopher Orr, The Atlantic: The desperation to overdo everything ruins what might otherwise have been a charming little rom-com, with likable stars, great co-stars, and some sharp bits of dialogue. Read more

Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail: Writer-director Leslye Headland has made a film that is saucy and sweet, for the boys and for the girls -- an R-rated Seinfeld, not that there's anything wrong with that. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Screenwriter-director Leslye Headland has an ear for dialogue and offbeat characters, but the film never feels fresh or engaging. Read more

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: Witty dialogue, realistic characters and situations, and spot-on performances can make any seemingly played-out genre come back to life. Read more

David Ehrlich, Time Out: Headland loves rom-coms too much to overly subvert them, but she spices things up at every turn, allowing for a degree of hedonistic dirtiness that movies like this seldom get to explore. Read more

David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Sleeping With Other People is a rare American non-homogenized rom-com, and it's delightful even when you're not sure what you're watching. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: Why Lainey would be enamored by such a dud remains a mystery. So is the reason why Lainey would model lingerie for Jake, considering that the two are trying to keep things platonic. Read more