Mutual Appreciation (2005)

Comedy

1 hr. 50 min.

Andrew Bujalski's follow-up to the no-budget Funny Ha Ha continues to follow 20-somethings as they deal with relationships and their incredibly boring lives.

Not Rated

Directed by: Andrew Bujalski

Starring: Pamela Corkey, Andrew Bujalski, Justin Rice, Rachel Clift, Seung-Min Lee

Theatrical Release Date: 9/01/2006

Release Type: NY

U.S. Box Office: $71,916

Video/DVD Release Date: 2/13/2007

Distributor: Goodbye Cruel Releasing

Country: USA

Language: English

Offsite: IMDB

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Sun-Times Bill Stamets	5	His [Bujalski's] little circle of pals ... offers little to outsiders looking in.
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington	6	...simultaneously artless-appearing and smartly artful.
New York Post Kyle Smith	7	...isn't much more interesting than hanging out with four smart, nice, semi-confused people in their 20s. But that puts it far above the average movie.
TV Guide Ken Fox	9	...a marvelous, deceptively simple accomplishment...
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	7	...a modest step up from its assured predecessor in both content and form, revealing discerning truths about, and wringing deadpan humor from, post-college anomie through a carefully arranged narrative structured around casual ellipses and sly symmetries, whether it be the juxtaposition of one evening's dissimilar drunken parties or its pair of gender role reversal scenarios (one involving a man reading a woman's short story, the other marked by some sloshed cross-dressing).
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman	8	...charming if a wee-bit-too-wee...
New York Times Manohla Dargis	9	...wonderful...
Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano	8	...refreshingly cuts straight to a stripped-down post-collegiate scene.
LA Weekly Scott Foundas	8	...another baggy, charmingly disheveled romp through awkward courtship rituals and uncomfortable silences.
Village Voice J. Hoberman	9	...fascinating...
Onion AV Club Scott Tobias	9

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	7.7
AVERAGE USER RATING (3 ratings)	6.0