They Came Together

  • 2014


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Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.5
An enthusiastically zany comedy, made in the reality bending tradition of a Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker production. Av Club
3.5
The comedy falls flat a tad too often, but every time the films knocked down it seems to pick itself up with fresh enthusiasm and an impressive attent .. We Got This Covered
3.0
Thats primarily the sort of humor you get throughoutlow blows raised to the level of gut busting art. Time Out
1.5
Romance helps avert that disaster and all sorts of other silly predicaments in this tiresome burlesque of spoofs that is too coyly absurd for its own .. Screen Daily
4.5
Further supported by Paul Rudd brilliantly and brutally skewering his familiar leading man persona, They Came Together doesnt bring the rom com to its .. Collider
4.5
That also means theres at least one strong laugh every five minutes, and tons of silliness in between. Collider
4.5
Taking pretty much every rom com trope and distilling it into highly concentrated ridiculousness, Wains film is both a takedown and a tribute: As with .. Vulture
4.3
David Wains They Came Together rolled the dice and tried to parody the romantic comedy. Fortunately, they succeeded about as well as anybody could hop .. Paste Magazine
1.9
But mostly, the results are shockingly unfunny and sadly lifeless, especially given the wealth of comic talent involved. Rogerebert
3.8
Overall the film never quite finds its footing, either comically or tonally.Most importantly this unfunny and amorphous comedy lacks any sort of clear .. Rogerebert
3.9
The romantic comedy is a film genre thats been practically begging for a parody. IGN
2.0
His film romps through all the obvious routines insufferably bland getting to know you banter, absurdly specific over ordering in cafes, generic best .. Telegraph
3.0
Then we flash back to a year earlier, when Molly and Joel bump into each other on a Halloween night and take an instant dislike to each other. Ny Daily News
3.5
If not, then you might want to wait for one Rudds more mainstream comedies. JoBlo
2.5
Bartender: Well, you came in here looking like crap and you havent said very much. The Globe And Mail
3.1
But Poehler and Rudd riff and banter like old marrieds, and make even the cheesiest lines funny, make even the cliched dating montages set to syrupy p .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
The production has a clear goal for the humor here, and they execute everything with a freewheeling attitude. And theres Poehler in a suit of armor. T .. Blu Ray
4.4
No joke is too dumb, but thats because the film is intelligent enough to know that the butt of its joke has earned that kind of humor. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
The substantial chemistry between Poehler and Rudd, among the most likable comic actors around, transforms sometimes thin material into something wort .. Usa Today
3.0
David Wains New York set, Jerry Zucker like spoof of romcoms is very charming in its goofy and inane way. Independent
2.5
And then the joke is supposed to be that I explained the joke to you.Hilarious, right The Wrap
4.0
(The films funniest cameo is too good to spoil, so lets just say it features one of contemporary cinemas most intense actors in all his bug eyed glory .. Film Journal
3.0
David Wains funny and well observed spoof romcom maintains its observational rigour from first to last, looking eerily just like just the kind of film .. The Guardian
2.0
The problem with David Wain and co writer Michael Showalters Airplane inflected spoof of corny American romcoms (in which New York is almost like anot .. The Guardian
2.5
But just having Poehler and Rudd meet cute in a generic and dull way doesnt really work as comedy; it seems generic and dull instead. Npr
3.5
Rom com tropes like the meet cute are so tired that you cant just spoof them you have to spoof the spoofs, which this winking David Wain Michael Showa .. Ew
1.5
A comforting hug from a wisdom dispensing grandmother turns unexpectedly suggestive (this last gag fails miserably and leaves an icky aftertaste, but .. Slate
2.0
In short, despite a smattering of decent laughs, this ultimately feels like a sketch dragged out to feature length. Flim List
3.0
Reinforcing the very rom com tropes its sending up, this is a little too postmodern for its own good. Empire
0.0
None of this makes one bit of sense and only drags out the movie long enough to stir up some business at the outrageously overpriced concession stand. .. Observer
2.0
Its confounding, considering the cast is practically an assembly of comedy all stars. Common Sense Media
3.8
What results is chaotic but ultimately focused, bound by an intense devotion to disassembling genre and narrative standards. Slant Magazine
3.1
Larky, witty and sometimes even wise, this spoof on every rom com ever made is less a fully realized film than an extended skit, a series of set piece .. Washington Post
2.5
Most of the performers are pretty funny or funny enough, despite having little to do but mug and throw around a few jokes. The New York Times
3.8
In an era where much of the spoof genre simply lazy repeats scenarios, David Wains latest comedy brilliantly and hilariously deconstructs every aspect .. The Film Stage
3.8
In mathematical terms that adds up to pretty funny or funny enough. Chicago Tribune
4.5
They Came Together movie rating: green light by MaryAnn Johanson Its not as raunchy as the title suggests, but Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler pull off a hi .. Flickfilosopher
3.8
A strange, funny mockery of an all too familiar weak as cold tea combination of form, feeling and filmmaking that big studio Rom coms churn off an ass .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
Locke takes that to its narrative conclusion, crafting an 85 minute emotional drama that takes place almost solely within the confines of a car, the m .. Total Film
3.0
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
3.5
But the film fails to do what those rare, immortal rom coms get right: take all of its individually pleasing ingredients and make a satisfying movie o .. Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Its more of a dashed off, minor key effort by people we know are capable of more, and even at a mere 83 minutes it teeters on the brink of overstaying .. Variety
3.8
Wain and Michael Showalters screenplay hits virtually every plot point one has come to associate with the romcom genre, and its clear that the movie c .. Reel Film
3.1
Its a comedy about romantic comedies.If that sounds a little meta to you well it is. Nj
4.0
Its breezy and funny with fantastic comedic performances throughout. 7M Pictures
3.1
The flimsy looking production telegraphs the picture was made in a hurry and on the cheap but its amusing enough summer entertainment with a winning c .. The Star
3.5
Like superhero flicks or horror films, they exist in a phony world of big scenes and breathtaking climaxes. La Weekly
3.0
Sporadic moments of inspiration and a wonderful cast, spearheaded by the effortlessly amiable leads Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler, ensure that theres enou .. Digital Spy
2.5
Actual laughs may be harder to come by as is a rom com heroine who doesnt take 10 minutes to order a sandwich. New York Post
3.8
They Came Together proves that spoof humor can still be quick and funny, and not have to consistently reach for the lowest common denominator.The wait .. Dustin Put Man
3.0
So every scene is a zany mixture of goofy slapstick, surreal visual gags and hysterically overstated emotion. Contact Music
4.0
Much of the fun in the movie comes from watching it march through predictable scenarios, only to puncture them with pointed wit.The breadth of humor o .. Film Racket
3.1
This beat by beat spoof of contemporary romantic comedies is a testament to the power of having famous, funny friends.Director David Wain, who wrote t .. Larsen On Film
4.5
Mercifully however, the hits outnumber the misses, and while it doesnt reach the laugh out loud heights of spoof classics like Airplane! Ign
3.0
Its reliably silly fun worthy of the people involved, but it never reaches the level of inspired. The Dissolve
4.0
Its a light hearted film that is smarter than it seemsor as Wain once said, a deliberately terrible romantic comedy. Film Comment
4.0
But, in fairness to them, Wain and Showalter dont seem to think romantic comedies are all that funny. Flavor Wire
1.9
Lets face it. Romantic comedies are easy targets for lampoons and parodies. Yet, David Wains suggestively titled They Came Together never goes for the .. Daily Herald
3.3
The loose style gives the cast enough room for the necessary wacky tangents that flesh out the bare bones plot of every romantic comedy from the last .. Under The Radar Mag
2.5
This film needed more of whats great about Wain, Showalter and the gang: less story and more random yet accurate explanations of Pokemon statistics. Movie Mezzanine
3.5
They Came Together thinks romantic comedies are dumb, and they are, though ironically, Wains very silly satire mostly succeeds for the same reasons th .. Streaming Quickflix
3.8
Oh, and theres a parade of funny people throughout the cast.Your enjoyment is highly dependent on whether you enjoy the brand of humor Wain and co wri .. Columbus Alive
3.1
Its occasionally funny but never quite the laugh riot youre hoping for. Am Ny
2.5
Unfortunately, this one didnt have the bite it needed to be an effective parody. Tomand Lorenzo
3.8
What it lacks in complexity or originality, it more than makes up for in sheer charm and hilarity. Screen Anarchy
4.0
Solidly funny and blisteringly smart, this is not your average Date Movie. Sky
3.0
However if there is one thing thats even easier to do, its to parody them, as a somewhat simplistic cinematic stomping ground that breeds cheap, eleme .. Hey U Guys
1.5
Wain (Wanderlust, Stella) is so eager to send up the genre that he forgets to give us a single straight man or woman to give the movie a horizon line. .. O Canada
3.5
Not every gag completely works, but theres enough genuinely funny writing here to keep audiences laughing throughout the movies 83 entertaining minute .. Bust
3.5
Gregg manages them well, and the performances are really what make it worth watching. Cines Nark
4.0
Wain directs from a script co written with Showalter, and it turns out to be a nice companion piece to their brilliant summer camp parody Wet Hot Amer .. Tucson Weekly
3.8
But its got a few big laughs, and hopefully will shame a few screenwriters into not writing that next Jessica Biel Ashton Kutcher film. Madison Movie
1.5
Its impossible to watch They Came Together without wishing all these gifted folks would do something to try and revive the romantic comedy, instead of .. Spliced Personality Word P ..



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