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105
Negative reviews
17
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2.8
Don Jons saving grace is its Hail Mary sweetness, a rush of endearing last act sentimentality that somewhat redeems the nonsense that comes before it.
Av Club
3.2
Its a movie that shows better than it tells, even as it leaves much up to the imagination.
Indie Wire
3.5
JGLs attitude is infectious and hilarious, winning over our hearts while playing the equivalent of a modern day caveman.
We Got This Covered
2.5
But like that wad of tissue hitting the trash, the same points are made time and again with no further elaboration.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
As a director, Gordon Levitt demonstrates considerable technical flair through stylistic flourishes and coaxes great performances out of his co stars, ..
Time Out
2.0
Don Jonand Don Jonmerely ends up trading one beefcake delusion for another.
Time Out
4.4
Don Jon demonstrates a deft sense of editing of both picture and sound by Gordon Levitt and his editor, Lauren Zuckerman, emphasizing Dons routine wit ..
Paste Magazine
1.9
Don Jon is a sex comedy that just lays there and expects you to do all the work.Gordon Levitts direction is repetitive and dry, and his screenplay is ..
Rogerebert
3.7
It might be amateur around the edges, but itll be enough to get most audiences off.
IGN
2.0
Here is a topical version of the Don Juan legend that sets out to satirise our sex obsessed pop culture, but never really convinces us that it isnt pa ..
Telegraph
3.5
Its as if Gordon Levitt chases a happier ending his film doesnt earn.
Cinema Blend
4.0
A tough talking princess, shes appalled by several of his choices.
Ny Daily News
3.0
It is a funny enough film and a good start for the man of many talents, Mr. Joseph Gordon Levitt.
JoBlo
4.0
Don Jon (especially its first half) is crafted in a way that offers the viewer an experience that is visually engaging and entertaining exactly what y ..
Screen Rant
3.8
Not exactly an original idea. But Gordon Levitt goes at it with gusto, and style. Give the guy some props.
Philly
4.0
The jaunty voice over of the lead character is designed to appeal to randy teenagers and college males who think of the opposite sex as objects of des ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
But it has considerable fun getting there, and offers some quirky twists, especially in the material with Moore.
One Guys Opinion
2.8
But even as I was entertained by the slick pics relentless in your face take on pop culture sexual attitudes, never backing off from its POV that sex ..
Sover
3.5
Yet even the finest flings dont compare to the transcendent bliss he achieves alone in front of the computer watching pornography.
Blu Ray
4.4
This is the kind of American movie that comes along far too rarely.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
Julianne Moore shines as the heros sadder but wiser bohemian foil.
Chicago Reader
2.5
In a way, its necessary, given that the movie spends most of its time presenting Jons addiction for humor.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
But the lurid visuals serve a larger goal.So does the broad ethnic humor.
Usa Today
3.5
This is a very funny film, despite the fact that it does have some serious subjects in it and it is thought provoking and introspective.
Lariat
3.5
I wish Gordon Levitt had done a lot more with this material. There was definitely potential there. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)
Screen It
3.5
But as a simple and sweet coming of age story for the Jersey Shore generation, its perfectly entertaining stuff.
Independent
4.4
Youll laugh like hell at the antics of the Martello family, but the laughs stick in your throat.
Rolling Stone
3.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
4.0
You might not want to invite this movie up for a nightcap, but youll be charmed enough to ask its writer director for a second date.
The Wrap
2.0
Despite some assured direction and strong comic performances, Don Jon is ultimately something of a disappointment thanks to its underwritten female ch ..
View London
4.4
A different filmmaker might have taken this story in any number of predictable directions.
News Day
2.8
Its a promising subject a comedy about a lothario for the self obsessed Internet era and for a while, both as actor and director, Gordon Levitt provid ..
Cs Monitor
3.0
Refreshingly frank about the perils of commodification and objectification, Don Jon is a snappily directed affair that benefits hugely from Moores ter ..
The Guardian
3.0
Despite a contrived and sentimental ending, this is an entertaining riff on men and fantasy.
The Guardian
4.0
A sharp turn on the romantic comedy, a movie about flawed people doing flawed things, often in funny fashion.
Az Central
4.0
Which should probably tell you something else: Hes not a deep thinker.
Npr
3.8
It shows a lot of unrealized potential, with enough charm to ease you past its shortcomings.
Star Tribune
3.0
Gordon Levitts R rated rom com is a frequently boorish tale about a superficial Jack the Lad who grows up, and has at its heart a sweet message about ..
Guardian
3.8
But Gordon Levitts intuitive performance makes even this part of the film work.
Ew
3.5
This is a sweet, lively and funny movie rather than a fully realized one, but it makes clear that Gordon Levitt has a natural feeling for cinema and s ..
Salon
3.0
Gordon Levitt shows promise as a director and his debut has bags of cinematic swagger.
Flim List
3.5
Susan Grangers review of Don Jon (Relativity Media) From Pillow Talk to pornography in three generations!
Susang Ranger
2.5
Well never know, for Don Jon has no moral and no narrative trajectory.
Observer
4.0
DON JON is a delight.Whod expect a movie about a porn addict to be so uplifting
Common Sense Media
2.5
In the end Don Jon is funny until its not, smart until it begins repeating itself, wise when it feels like ignoring its own impulse to privilege the o ..
Movies
3.5
Don Jon hits theaters this weekend.This one is worth a watch, bro.
Movies
3.8
At least Gordon Levitt gets it done in 90 minutes, instead of belaboring a false finish for another half hour.
Sf Gate
2.0
With this accomplished comedy, he leaps to the forefront of young filmmakers.
Boston Herald
1.9
Hardly revelatory stuff, though it clearly is for Jon and apparently for Gordon Levitt too.
Slant Magazine
4.0
At the same time, its too smart to be a simple jeremiad.Showing us tourists hand feeding wild bears and ads for Native American dances at a roadside s ..
Slant Magazine
3.8
Better yet, the film manages to be extremely efficient, conveying its points, making the audience laugh, getting viewers invested and even breaking ou ..
Washington Post
4.0
Can reality possibly trump fantasy in our image obsessed, image saturated age
Express
3.8
But Gordon Levitt makes this guys journey to real adulthood an artfully cinematic breeze, explicit enough to be truthful, quick enough to keep it buoy ..
Chicago Tribune
3.8
Johansson, looking artfully cheapened, makes for an impressive manipulative cocktease.
Reeling Reviews
3.8
Its wit and sincerity are refreshing and all of its energetic visual flair is generally in service of sharp laughs.
Blogs Indie Wire
5.0
This is a remarkably mature and thoughtful filmand a solid feature debut behind the camera for an actor who has consistently made intelligent and dari ..
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Its an unconventional and unexpected pairing that presents a wide range of narrative possibilities, but just as its getting started, the movies over.
Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
8 things to watch out for this week Feature Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta debuts on PS4, Monster Hunter World hits PC and Better Call Sau ..
Total Film
3.8
Don Jon is visually interesting without being overbearing. The script finds a witty way to confront serious issues. And Levitt Gordon takes on the per ..
ReelViews
2.5
The addiction is to porn, with often crude and blunt results that will likely appeal to like minded boys and young men.
Hollywood Reporter
3.8
Thankfully, while its relevance to the overall plot is a stretch, the family scenes provide some of the films biggest laughs and a better than expecte ..
Lyles Movie Files
0.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach.
Tony Medley
4.0
It suits one of the films smart secondary themes particularly well, that of the working class.
Los Angeles Times
2.5
Jaunty handling of the taboo subject could also bar the way of a wide release, calling for a possible rethink of how the racy Sundance cut samples X r ..
Variety
2.5
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
4.4
A perceptive and often funny story with a refreshingly mature attitude about sex.
Aisle Seat
3.1
The uniformly strong performances Bejo is, in particular, quite good here go a long way towards keeping things interesting even through the films more ..
Reel Film
3.8
But the film soon becomes about far more than the unrealistic expectations lugged into modern relationships.
The Star
3.1
**/**** written and directed by Joseph Gordon Levitt by Bill Chambers Formerly Don Jons Addiction, Joseph Gordon Levitts feature writing and directing ..
Film Freak Central
3.5
Jon pleasures himself to online porn at least once a day but has to go through a whole process to enjoy it.Nothing simple about it.
Oregon Live
5.0
Its a smart metaphor for the idea that making yourself look good to the eye rather than feel good to the touch is inherently insulating, leaving you a ..
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
By treating Jon with sympathy but without sentimentality, Gordon Levitt has given us a daring portrait of modern masculinity.
Maki At The Movies
3.5
The cuteness here is in the idiomatic language all characters possess, something out of Hells Kitchen, a mix of Stanley Kowalski and a wannabe mafioso ..
Varia Gate
3.8
At the end of this film, Jon is in a better place but I felt this film left much unsaid.
Three Movie Buffs
4.0
Don Jon is a terrific directorial debut from Gordon Levitt funny, moving and with something to say about family and relationships.
Digital Spy
3.2
The movies only 90 minutes long but feels longer, as running gags stagnate and the shock factor wears off.
Tamp A Bay
3.8
Porn is not a deal breaker for the more broad minded Esther, who is worldly enough to gently teach our hero to stop objectifying women.
New York Post
2.5
This is a good time to note that its a bit ridiculous to make a movie indicting a masturbator for being selfish.
Red Eye Chicago
3.8
The picture avoids misogyny, its female characters penned as strong and free thinking with their own respective outlooks and values.Gordon Levitt has ..
Dustin Put Man
4.0
Its raucously hilarious but also surprisingly involving as it reveals the vulnerabilities of a strutting hard man.
Contact Music
3.1
Technology has enabled this Don to do what the original Don Juan may have ultimately wanted: to be pleasured alone, giving nothing of himself.
Larsen On Film
4.0
Gordon Levitt has made a film that has punch and style without succumbing to the urge to be flashy.
Hollywood And Fine
3.8
It also offers the promise of the future work of an undeniably talented actor turned director.
Js Online
3.5
Its a funny gimmick, but it also seems like a waste, given Larsons talents.
The Dissolve
3.0
But theres just enough charm and poignancy here to make it worth a watch.
Cinemix Tape
4.3
The Bottom Line: A truly original character piece, hilariously funny and poignant, Don Jon may be tough to market to mass audiences, but theres enough ..
ComingSoon
3.5
Don Jon is out there to say the least and could easily have been an unfunny, pointless disaster, but Gordon Levitt formulates the ideal unique style t ..
Shockya
2.5
Love is confusing enough, and Don Jon makes a novel attempt to reorient a generation that seems to care more about physical gratification than sincere ..
Film Comment
3.5
Hes got a good ear for guy talk dialogue, and a welcome sense of candor hes putting some stuff out there about guys and porn. As a director, hes got a ..
Flavor Wire
4.4
One misstep in tone or content could turn off audiences, but Gordon Levitt pushes the cinematic envelope with charm and near perfect aplomb.
Daily Herald
3.0
Otherwise, Don Jon is simple and mechanical and perfectly enjoyable like a good old missionary shag.
The Shiz Nit
3.8
Jon Martellos gotta have it.And the buff Jersey bartender at the center of Joseph Gordon Levitts impressive, unpredictable directorial feature debut, ..
Mercury News
2.0
Instead, Don Jon settles for repetition and crude gags, before opting for the kind of fake romantic comedy epiphanies that it has earlier decried.
The Skinny
1.0
It couldnt be timelier: a film that should be compulsory viewing for all preteens, sexual content be damned, as it might just save them a lifetime of ..
The Ooh Tray
4.0
We Are What We Are We Are What We Are is a rich, dark horror movie that achieves much of its haunting effect through a pervasive atmosphere of dread a ..
reason
2.0
Wondering what exactly is revealed as a cure to Don Jons addiction Why, good sex, of course! Thanks, geniuses!
Streaming Quickflix
5.0
I cant say enough about the way Enough Said keeps its scintillating sense of humor as it grows deeper and more affecting.
Wsj
4.0
Its just a satirical character study with more character than satire.
East Bay Express
2.0
Fans of Joseph Gordon Levitt should love this movie, but for me, it feels exactly like a first time writing and directing effort by an actor who tends ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
4.0
And in what kidnapping thriller has the denouement been even more overpowering than the action climax
Ny Mag
4.0
For a directorial debut, the film has a surprisingly distinct feel about it.
Fan The Fire Magazine
2.0
Its implausible and seems to come out of left fielda movie in another genre entirelybut the sentiment involved is lovely.
Entertainment Time
2.0
Its a clever idea but its executed horribly.Apparently, this is a comedy but the dialogue is witless and the visual gags gratingly repetitive.
Daily Star
4.4
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Qc Times
3.2
Dons reaction to her is not enough to fully comprehend her significance and makes for an incomplete ending to the film.But at its strongest, Don Jon i ..
Reel Talk Online
3.5
Heck, the fact that one can think of a movie about a guy hooked on porn as charming is high praise.
Blog Bullz Eye
4.4
For Jon and Barbaras bumpy romance, the scenes are snappy instead of soapy.
Us Magazine
3.0
Abetted by snappy editing and game supporting performances, Gordon Levitts confidence is appealing, even if the film itself mistakes redundancy for pr ..
Sf Weekly
3.8
But he has made a fun one, short and sweet, with a third act punch that is so to the point itll take your breath away.
Wp Me
4.0
Despite its flaws, it shows what a talent this young man is and I cant wait to see what he does next.
Johnhanlon Reviews
4.0
Everyone is so self focused and misdirected by fantasies Gordon Levitt lays considerable blame on all media for this extending beyond porn to films, c ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
Either way, its certainly not the route youd expect the Looper and The Dark Knight Rises star to go down..but you have to credit him with a ribald sen ..
Sky
3.5
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Richard Roeper
3.0
Luckily the film is fun enough that it doesnt really matter, and once Scarlett Johanssen brings the sass and Julianne Moore delivers some heart, were ..
Schmoes Know
3.0
The only trouble with Don Jon is the films comfort level with the kind of material that holds its hero enslaved.
Aarp
5.0
Lets state the obvious: Don Jon is a most unconventional romantic comedy.Whats not so obvious is its also one of the most relevant romantic comedies y ..
Abc News Go
1.5
Her shallow lesson that it takes two to truly lose oneself in sex feels awfully familiar, but thats no surprise: everything here is on loan, from the ..
Cinema Scope
3.5
You can feel the gears turning in the movie, one so jam packed with metaphors it doesnt leave much room to breathe.
Bad Ass Digest
3.5
Brave, bold and bone rattling, Gordon Levitts Don Jon makes for a bumpy but undeniably satisfying cinematic ride to the dark side, and back.
O Canada
4.0
This is a social comedy about men who thrive on the infantile belief of the idea of being a man not a biological study on horniness or a psychological ..
Bangkok Post
2.5
But its just two parts smutty sitcom to one part daydream of redemption.
Oc Register
3.8
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3.0
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Daily Record
3.0
Moviegoers outside Jons demographic may find Don Jons raunchy candor refreshing in a rom com context, and its last half hour touching.
7 Dvt
3.2
The movies still entertaining.Gordon Levitt has more propulsive momentum as a director than self control, but hes so energetic that the movie carries ..
Deads
4.0
But its in movies like the ribald but surprisingly endearing sex comedy Don Jon that Gordon Levitt has connected best with audiences.
Windy City Media Group
3.8
Joseph Gordon Levitt turns the gym tan laundry routine into an art form with Don Jon, his vibrant and viciously profane directorial debut.
Christy Lemire
4.0
Shes touching, Johansson is wonderfully awful and Gordon Levitt is electric, making it easy to forgive the movie its meannesses.
Bloom Berg
4.0
And the end is satisfaction enough to justify the initially explicit means.
Birmingham Post
4.5
Sexy, insightful and maybe a little twee, Don Jon is about to hit its demographic like a toy commercial on Saturday Morning.
Movies With Butter
2.0
Don Jon Directed by Joseph Gordon Levitt In terms of disposable, enjoyable entertainment, you could do much worse than this.
The Lmagazine
2.0
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