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The Rewrite
2014
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The Rewrite
Positive Reviews
29
Negative reviews
14
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2.8
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2.5
Advertisement Once in a while, Grant tosses off a funny line; more often, hes too busy mouthing Lawrences patronizations.
Av Club
2.2
But Lawrence stops short of parodying the hollowness of those requests, and instead settles for complaining about their supposed ubiquity.
Av Club
2.0
Those who hoped that playing a ferocious face painted cannibal in his last movie, Cloud Atlas, might have got Hugh Grants thespian juices flowing agai ..
Time Out
2.0
The Rewrite offers some perky comic set pieces in the initial stages before gliding into increasingly sentimental territory as Lawrence tries to tie u ..
Screen Daily
1.5
Maybe its just that The Rewrite wants to be a film about the messiness of life but it only has Hollywood cliches to work with.
Vulture
3.1
By no means watch this if youre looking for a nourishing cinematic experience.
Rogerebert
3.0
Its not quite Sturges, but itll do. 49 best British films of all time
Telegraph
2.0
He flies out from sunny L.A. to freezing New York, and begins moaning the second he steps off the plane.
Ny Daily News
4.0
Their experience shows in the light hearted smoothness of the characters and the skill in making the most out of the vulnerabilities and foibles that ..
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
In sum, The Rewrite is an inoffensive but bland and unimaginative romcom sparked only by Grants familiar brand of understated charm.
One Guys Opinion
2.5
It probably never had a prayer of being a wide release, with Lawrence and Grants co mingled careers shrinking in ambition and appeal.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
The story is executed by the numbers and is predictable, but Hugh Grant is perfectly charming in a part he can do in his sleep.
Sover
2.2
10 1 4 / 10 When writer/director Marc Lawrence makes a movie, he always does so with Hugh Grant in the lead role.
Blu Ray
3.0
However, its a well crafted piece, full of persuasive character detail and genuinely funny dialogue.
The Times
3.0
Tomei proves an adorably spiky foil in this easy going charmer in which deftly tailored banter and evident chemistry prevail over predictable plotting ..
Radio Times
3.0
Twenty years after Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hugh Grant is still playing a variation on the dithering, charming Englishman. This is one of his bett ..
Independent
3.5
This fourth collaboration between Grant and writer director Marc Lawrence is their bestformulaic as hell, yes, but laced with enough real humor and so ..
Film Journal
2.0
This decidedly uneven romcom about a washed up Hollywood screenwriter forced to take a teaching job in out of the way Binghamton, NY, is Hugh Grants f ..
The Guardian
2.0
This one becomes gooier and squishier until the comedy has entirely gone.
The Guardian
3.5
Hanging out with Keith and Holly in this kindly, observant movie is a perfectly pleasant way to pass 107 minutes.
Npr
4.0
The Rewrite is good fun and gets better as you adjust to its gentle pace and start to appreciate the unshowy quality of Grants performance.
Daily Mail
3.0
The result is pretty much exactly what youre expecting from a Hugh Grant vehicle, though not without one or two wobbles along the way.
Flim List
3.0
Predictable, easy going but thoroughly likeable.It would be easy to dismiss this as a plastic Hugh Grant rom com but it has enough smarts, laughs and ..
Empire
2.5
Hugh Grant is getting a bit too long in the teeth to rely on feckless, winking charm as a serious acting style.
Observer
3.0
At first the only positive aspects of Binghamton for this boorish screenwriter (who has a penchant for objectifying women) are the beautiful young coe ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
Hugh Grant breezes through this traditional romantic comedy with old school wit and charmthe very qualities that the plot sells cheap.
New Yorker
3.0
If you love movies, all movies, but especially Hugh Grant movies, you are going to love The Rewrite..Yes, its one of those meta movies about movies, m ..
Boston Herald
1.5
The Rewrite, the fourth screen collaboration of Hugh Grant and the director and screenwriter Marc Lawrence, is a return to form for the long running t ..
The New York Times
3.0
There is nothing in the old fashioned The Rewrite that is unexpected but it has some funny one liners and the smooth professionalism of Grant, Tomei a ..
Express
3.5
Tomei, a real life Oscar winner, certainly deserves better than a role like this but elevates the material.
The Film Stage
3.0
The fringe is gone.But the weary shrug is more effective than ever.
The Irish Times
3.5
While its neither a masterpiece of gender politics or contemporary romantic relations nor designed to elicit belly laughs, it is a pleasant diversion ..
Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Theres not a lot of risks or surprises in The Rewrite, but the latest collaboration of Hugh Grant and director/screenwriter Marc Lawrence is a satisfy ..
Lyles Movie Files
3.0
Grant and Tomei work well together (they arent doing anything new but seeing their shtick grafted together proves satisfying).
Standard
3.0
Still, though it may not rewrite any film industry mandates, this ones a fun throwback to a time when less could be more.
Los Angeles Times
2.0
Its a rare pleasure to see Tomei in a lead role, and she fills out the short cuts in Lawrences characterization with wry warmth and a hint of swallowe ..
Variety
3.8
Before it was done to death, there was something terribly appealing about Grants heroes, and many of his romantic comedies something The Rewrite nicel ..
Nj
2.0
Despite an engaging and watchable lead turn from Grant, The Rewrite is as boilerplate as inspirational teacher movies come.
Digital Spy
3.1
Grant and Tomei have an agreeable, age appropriate chemistry, and somebody has rounded up a first rate supporting cast.
New York Post
3.1
A good example of a B minus movie, The Rewrite is both totally innocuous and a bit better than it might have been.
Red Eye Chicago
3.5
Its no great shakes, but its also breezy enough to be generally entertaining.
Film Racket
1.5
If this is what passes for romance or a comedy, the entire rom com genre needs its own rewrite.
The Dissolve
2.0
Thing is, The Rewrite should have a meatier screenplay, quite apart from the fact that screenwriting is its heros occupation.
Metro New York
1.0
The Rewrite is the movie equivalent of Ebola you may think you want to touch the vomit, but dont do it, because then youll be touching vomit and then ..
The Shiz Nit
3.0
Tomeis nicely mannered portrayal of single mom Holly, whose struggle to write while holding down two jobs ignites feelings of guilt in the cocky Keith ..
Sky
3.8
It may not have the visual fireworks of a Marvel Comics adaptation, but in many ways it is more satisfying, even refreshing, to see a film about real ..
The Film File
3.0
He remains a likeable screen presence and The Rewrite has the occasional laugh out loud moment, but it never manages to pick up pace.
Birmingham Post
3.2
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