I Want You Back | 2022
Updated February 22, 2022
Critical Consensus
Lena Wilson | TheWrap
Alexis Potter | Arizona Republic
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
Lovia Gyarkye | The Hollywood Reporter
Courtney Howard | Variety
Michael Ordona | Los Angeles Times
Mike Scott | New Orleans Times-Picayune
Dana Stevens | Slate
Beatrice Loayza | The New York Times
Benjamin Lee | The Guardian
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Emily Zemler | Observer
Roger Moore | Movie Nation
Nick Allen | RogerEbert.com
Alexis Potter | Arizona Republic
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
Lovia Gyarkye | The Hollywood Reporter
Courtney Howard | Variety
Michael Ordona | Los Angeles Times
Mike Scott | New Orleans Times-Picayune
Dana Stevens | Slate
Beatrice Loayza | The New York Times
Benjamin Lee | The Guardian
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Emily Zemler | Observer
Roger Moore | Movie Nation
Nick Allen | RogerEbert.com
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Summary & Info
A man (Charlie Day) and a woman (Jenny Slate) trying to recover from breakups, decide to help each other sabotage the new relationships of their respective exes in order to get them back. Their strategy does not go exactly as planned. Cast: Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo and Luke David Blumm. Director: Jason Orley. [1:51 – R]
Dueling Critics
“The film ultimately feels a bit underdeveloped, but this seems a small price to pay for a romantic comedy with zero misogyny and relatively realistic characters…[D]espite its imperfections, “I Want You Back” is a very easy movie to like, if not to fall madly, passionately in love with.”
“[I]t’s almost like the movie is afraid of getting darker with its break-up screwball concept, even though the pain and denial it’s riffing on is so true…‘I Want You Back’ is the kind of rom-com that doesn’t believe in the potential of something new, it just wants you to settle.”
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I Want You Back | 2022
Updated February 22, 2022
Critical Consensus
Lena Wilson | TheWrap
Alexis Potter | Arizona Republic
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
Lovia Gyarkye | The Hollywood Reporter
Courtney Howard | Variety
Michael Ordona | Los Angeles Times
Mike Scott | New Orleans Times-Picayune
Dana Stevens | Slate
Beatrice Loayza | The New York Times
Benjamin Lee | The Guardian
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Emily Zemler | Observer
Roger Moore | Movie Nation
Nick Allen | RogerEbert.com
Alexis Potter | Arizona Republic
James Berardinelli | ReelViews
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
Lovia Gyarkye | The Hollywood Reporter
Courtney Howard | Variety
Michael Ordona | Los Angeles Times
Mike Scott | New Orleans Times-Picayune
Dana Stevens | Slate
Beatrice Loayza | The New York Times
Benjamin Lee | The Guardian
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Emily Zemler | Observer
Roger Moore | Movie Nation
Nick Allen | RogerEbert.com
Fix a critic’s review
Dueling Critics
“The film ultimately feels a bit underdeveloped, but this seems a small price to pay for a romantic comedy with zero misogyny and relatively realistic characters…[D]espite its imperfections, “I Want You Back” is a very easy movie to like, if not to fall madly, passionately in love with.”“[I]t’s almost like the movie is afraid of getting darker with its break-up screwball concept, even though the pain and denial it’s riffing on is so true…‘I Want You Back’ is the kind of rom-com that doesn’t believe in the potential of something new, it just wants you to settle.”Summary & Info
A man (Charlie Day) and a woman (Jenny Slate) trying to recover from breakups, decide to help each other sabotage the new relationships of their respective exes in order to get them back. Their strategy does not go exactly as planned. Cast: Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo and Luke David Blumm. Director: Jason Orley. [1:51 – R]