78
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBujalski celebrates the awkwardness of twentysomething life, allowing Dollenmayer to create a beautifully authentic portrait.
- 88Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisA smartly observed, unpretentious, and unconventional comedy of manners -- or more properly, it's a comedy of mannerisms.
- 80VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerA beautifully observant and wholly unpretentious film with roots more in Cassavetes than Sundance-style showbiz.
- 80Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe final scene is as close to perfection as any Amerindie has come in recent memory--in a single reaction of Marnie's, we see a small but definite shift in perspective; abruptly, Bujalski stops the film, as if there's nothing more to say. It's a wonderful parting shot for a movie that locates the momentous in the mundane.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIt is a small, plain movie, shot in 16 millimeter in dull locations around Boston; but also, like its passive, quizzical heroine, it is unexpectedly seductive, and even, in its own stubborn, hesitant way, beautiful.
- 80Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposThe kind of film that you just don't want to end.
- 75New York PostNew York PostThe dialogue is so real that it makes you wince, then laugh.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasLike a lot of scenes in Funny Ha Ha, the commonplace somehow seems invigoratingly original.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesBujalski has a knack for the genuine moment.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe look is rough, but Bujalski's talent is evident.