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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyCourtney HowardVarietyCourtney HowardContaining razor-sharp witticisms about feminine intuition, gendered sexual politics and relationships (both platonic and romantic), it excels beyond its self-deprecating title.
- 75RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloRogerEbert.comMonica CastilloGood on Paper sometimes gets silly, sometimes serious, but it never waivers from its mission of being funny through it all.
- 70Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonThe sometimes hilarious Good on Paper is actually an anti-romantic comedy.
- 70The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Anne T. DonahueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Anne T. DonahueA witty tale of deceit and betrayal, it’s an uncomfortable look at the values we tend to buy into and why.
- 58The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeThe A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeInstead of translating a real-life experience into something enjoyably madcap, Good On Paper more often than not feels like a friend recounting every detail of a story that’s less interesting than they think it is.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandGood on Paper can’t quite find its footing, offering insight and sparkle in only fits and starts.
- 50The PlaylistThe PlaylistThe film is self-aware enough to understand that it shouldn’t be trying to reinvent the wheel, and the result is a perfectly serviceable and sometimes genuinely funny rom-com bolstered by a few standout supporting roles and the strength of its premise.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt all goes off the rails in the worst way in the chaotic final act, as Schlesinger invents a farcical, and increasingly ludicrous, way to wrap things up, the truth of what happened proving far too pedestrian for the framework she’s created.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerSan Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerMargaret Cho goes over the top in the new Netflix comedy Good on Paper, mugging and delivering lines too emphatically. But as the movie progresses, you see the San Francisco native’s approach not as overacting, but heroism. She appears to be trying to single-handedly breathe life into this nearly laugh-free movie.
- 24Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerGood on Paper wasn’t that good as a stand-up segment; as a movie, it should be permanently erased from the memories of anyone unlucky enough to have seen it.