Jeff Who Lives at Home Reviews

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• you'll never double over in laughter, but the whole thing feels pleasant, and at eighty minutes, goes down pretty smooth

  by Chris Bumbray [JoBlo's Movie Emporium ]

• with his large bod, soft features, and air of goofy sweetness, Jason Segel is a natural fit for Jeff, Who Lives at Home

  Review rate : B by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• this isn't a movie for everyone, but for fans of quirky charm leavened occasionally by uncomfortable, realistic exchanges, it's a small delight

  by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]

• this endearing and breezy comic fable watches Jeff's coming of age and promises nothing after his moment of truth

  by Sara Maria Vizcarrondo [Boxoffice Magazine ]

• there's nothing wrong with Jeff as a character; lovable stoners are a Hollywood fixture. But they're just tough to hang a movie on

  by Scott Bowles [USA Today ]

• the title says a lot about him - except that Jeff has unexpected depths, as this often engaging and heartfelt comedy-drama shows

  by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]

• the movie's climax is a badly contrived attempt to ratify Jeff's notion of personal destiny

  by J. R. Jones [Chicago Reader ]

• the movie feels as contrived as its simplistic view of the universe and as unchallenging

  by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine ]

• the film's warm, inspirational finish feels like a surprise, but not at all like a cheat

  by Ian Buckwalter [NPR ]

• the Duplasses' shooting style, executed by Jas Shelton, sometimes seems incapable of letting two shots in a row pass without at least one short zoom in or out

  by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter ]

• semi-improvised dramedies, but lacks the wonderful squirm-inducing quality that sets them apart

  by Peter Debruge [Variety ]

• it's not a major film, but an endearing adventure in hope nonetheless

  by Brian Miller [Village Voice ]

• it feels incomplete and the ending is entirely too convenient

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]

• feels a little too aimless, then a little too obvious

  by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]

• ending in an emotional scene that elevates this quirky work

  by Linda Barnard [Toronto Star ]

• as is, this semi-improvised feature comes off as a willfully vague exercise that, like its dimwit protagonist, presumes that profundity and enlightenment will emerge from the morass eventually

  by Keith Uhlich [Time Out New York ]

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