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Av Club
4.0
Its entirely fitting that Jennifer Kaytin Robinsons directorial debut, the energetic Someone Great, premieres on Netflix the same day that Lizzos new ..
Den Of Geek
3.0
Image zoom Sarah Shatz/Netflix Someone Great is approximately 90 percent romance and comedy, but it still sounds wrong to call it a rom com.
EW
4.5
A fluffy romp with a sobering truth: relationships and your twenties may end, but neither signals the end of the world.
Rogerebert
3.0
DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow sparkle as supporting players in a Netflix film that doesnt know what it wants to be.
Indie Wire
3.5
There simply arent enough modern romantic comedies that cherish the merits of female friendship in the aftermath of a romantic breakup.
Variety
2.0
Someone Great, a new Netflix original comedy written and directed by the first time film maker Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, is the kind of movie thats bo ..
The Guardian
3.1
The 1940s were the decade in which Hollywood attained what we now term classical status, when the innovations and developments of cinemas formative ye ..
3.0
In Jennifer Kaytin Robinsons Netflix film, music writer Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) leans on her two best friends as she struggles in the wake of a breakup ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Hot on the heels of Girls Trip and Rough Night comes Someone Great, Netflixs contribution to the girls night out genre.
The New York Times
4.0
Though Someone Great is framed by Jennys relationship and breakup with Nate, its her friendships with Erin and Blair that are the real heart of the fi ..
4.0
However, it doesnt try to speak for the generation it represents, like many other millennial centered films may try to do.
The Young Folks
3.5
Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied Someone Great puts a new spin on the rom com genre with an entertaining romp through NYC as three friends reach tur ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Yeah, I got boy problems, thats the human in me Bling bling, then I solve em, thats the goddess in me!
Rogers Movie Nation
1.7
There have been times, Im sure, when youve gone out with your friends and you are feeling free and loud and cant stop laughing and screaming inside jo ..
Tv Guide
3.8
The pictures transformation from watchable to surprisingly engrossing is triggered by a superb third act rife with captivating sequences, which ultima ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.5
This a film perfect for lovers of romantic comedies: youll laugh, cry and experience some serious emotional catharsis.
Decider
3.5
In Someone Great, The Greatest Someone Might Be Your Best Pal Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Shatz/Netflix Sarah Shatz/Netflix One crazy nigh ..
Npr
1.5
A little party never killed nobody Fergie Just because a relationship ends, it doesnt mean its not worth having.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
Someone Great: Conclusion Although its not exactly faultless, Someone Great is visually stunning and adequately captures a certain relatability while ..
Film Inquiry
3.5
Somehow Sex and the City, despite its popularity and longevity, didnt spark a golden age of TV shows or movies about friendships between women navigat ..
Time
1.0
Someone Great is definitely not greater than the sum of its parts.
Express
3.5
Rodriguez plays Jenny, a 29 year old music journalist who gets her big break and lands a job at Rolling Stone that, implausibly, requires her to move ..
The Atlantic
2.0
As a rom com, Someone Great tackles the subject from a curious perspective in the breakup phase, but as a comedy, it doesnt deliver nearly enough laug ..
Lyles Movie Files
4.5
Although Someone Great itself isnt perfect, its clear Robinson is one to watch. (
Pajiba
3.0
The Pitch: Netflixs endearing new film Someone Great isnt exactly a romantic comedy, although thats how writer/director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has d ..
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Every week, new original films debut on Netflix and other streaming services, often to much less fanfare than their big screen counterparts.
Vox
3.0
Instead, much like its actors, its funny, touching, and charming enough to exist on its own merit, no narrative frills required.
The Play List
4.5
Someone Great ditches the tropes that typical romantic comedies fall into and instead challenges its audience to focus on self identity and self love.
You Tube
3.0
Sign up for Flicks updates Easily the best thing about Someone Great is its cast.
Flicks
2.5
The best parts of Someone Great come when the three leadsGina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, and DeWanda Wiseabandon the pretense of plot, let their hair d ..
Vanity Fair
4.5
Movies Someone Great Is So Good It Deserves Its Own Cinematic U..
Refinery 29
4.0
When Rolling Stone calls, aspiring music journalist Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) knows you have to answereven if it means moving across the country to San F ..
Daily Dot
1.5
Theres always that one episode of that one show.The one where your favorite character died or your OTP split up and you bawled into your popcorn, spen ..
The Mary Sue
2.0
Pin Share Reddit Share Email +1 1 Shares 30 year old filmmaker Jennifer Kaytin Robinson makes her feature film debut in the Netflix rom com Someone Gr ..
Black Girl Nerds
2.5
This image released by Netflix shows DeWanda Wise, from left, Gina Rodriguez and Brittany Snow in a scene from Someone Great.
Ap News
3.5
3 stars (out of 4 stars) Crazy Rich Asians might have saved the romcom at the box office last year, but Netflix gave the genre lots of sunshine, TLC, ..
Us Magazine
1.5
The film isnt necessarily advocating they get back together, but you cant even empathize with the breakup as it is constructed.
Mash Able
4.5
Jenny Young (Gina Rodriguez) is an idealistic writer with aspirations of nabbing a great gig.
Wp Me
4.5
A stealth anti romcom, Someone Great is Netflixs latest contribution to the genres women led resurgence.
Mid West Film Journal
4.0
Jennifer Kaytin Robinsons unconventional combo of rom com, BFF dramedy, and a million other genres charms thanks to Gina Rodriguez and LaKeith Stanfie ..
The Spool
3.0
The title is a;so bit tongue in cheek as you realise that it doesnt have to mean a love interest.
Iol Co Za
4.5
In spite of a lacklustre title, Someone Great is a rigorous, alternately funny and bittersweet, celebration of femininity and friendship.
Entertainment Ie
4.5
Its a warm, funny and familiar exchange between friends, much more romantic than any display of affection Ive seen between two people at the end of a ..
Bust
1.5
Erin and Blair arent flattened into underdeveloped side characters who only exist to offer Jenny guidance.
The Muse Jezebel
3.5
Unicorn Store This rather wacky and whimsical modern day fairy story marks the directorial debut of Oscar winner Brie Larson (Room).
Womens Voices For Change
4.5
Though, her code switching doesnt seem perfectly placed since shes only speaking Spanglish to monolingual English speakers.
Remezcla
1.5
Someone Great doesnt rely on tired tropes of millennial floundering and incompetence, but it does capture the very particular frustrations that do mak ..
Dazed Digital
4.5
All the while, thats the engine thats powering the rom com at the heart of the story.
4.5
Its wonderful to watch these friends navigate messy lives without being judged.
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