Greenberg Reviews

2010

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A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los Angeles to housesit for six weeks... Read more

Starring	Ben Stiller, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director	Noah Baumbach
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Enjoyable character study from writer-director Noah Baumbach […] with a superbly written script and terrific performances from Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig and Rhys Ifans.
- 132409
- - ViewLondon
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 06:02
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- - 6
  - 0
  Watchable but depressing
  
  A film with little discernible story arc and in which the main character is a fairly pathetic and obnoxious guy who is aiming to 'do nothing for a while'... read more »
  
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  - JonCollins
  - 4 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 12:50
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- - 0
  - 2
  Slow and depressing!
  
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  So slow. So depressing and funny NOT. Turned the film off after 3/4hr. Could not watch no more.
  
  Watch it if you dare!
  
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- - spiffy
  - 17 reviews
  - Witham
  - 17 Oct 2010 at 14:32
- - 0
  - 1
  Sorry, Noah, this sunk
  
  I went to see this movie on the basis of Ben Stiller being in it and some good critics' reviews claiming it to be 'funny'. After 20 minutes no-one ... read more »
  
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- - RachC
  - 22 reviews
  - Chester
  - 10 Oct 2010 at 22:35
- - 6
  - 0
  Watchable but depressing
  
  A film with little discernible story arc and in which the main character is a fairly pathetic and obnoxious guy who is aiming to 'do nothing for a while'... read more »
  
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  - JonCollins
  - 4 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 12:50
- - 6
  - 5
  Watching paint dry is a million times more exciting than watching this movie!
  
  I like Ben Stiller and having seen the trailer I was looking forward to seeing the movie as it looked promising.Roger Greenberg , is 40 and has just got out of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Beddington
  - 16 Jun 2010 at 09:12
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- - 6
  - 0
  Watchable but depressing
  
  A film with little discernible story arc and in which the main character is a fairly pathetic and obnoxious guy who is aiming to 'do nothing for a while'... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 902740
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JonCollins
  - 4 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 12:50
- - 6
  - 5
  Watching paint dry is a million times more exciting than watching this movie!
  
  I like Ben Stiller and having seen the trailer I was looking forward to seeing the movie as it looked promising.Roger Greenberg , is 40 and has just got out of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 899133
- - a customer
  - Beddington
  - 16 Jun 2010 at 09:12
- - 0
  - 1
  Sorry, Noah, this sunk
  
  I went to see this movie on the basis of Ben Stiller being in it and some good critics' reviews claiming it to be 'funny'. After 20 minutes no-one ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 930589
- - RachC
  - 22 reviews
  - Chester
  - 10 Oct 2010 at 22:35
- - 0
  - 2
  Slow and depressing!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  So slow. So depressing and funny NOT. Turned the film off after 3/4hr. Could not watch no more.
  
  Watch it if you dare!
  
  Report this review
- 932455
- - spiffy
  - 17 reviews
  - Witham
  - 17 Oct 2010 at 14:32

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Critics' reviews
- Enjoyable character study from writer-director Noah Baumbach […] with a superbly written script and terrific performances from Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig and Rhys Ifans.
- 132409
- - ViewLondon
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 06:02
- Like a lot of human relationships Greenberg is complicated, infuriating, good-hearted, funny, often painful, and well worth the effort.
- 132407
- - Empire
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 06:02
- Thereâs no rule that says movie characters have to be likeable. In everything from âZoolanderâ to âTropic... read more on Time Out
- 100614
- - Tom Huddleston
  - Time Out
  - 18 Mar 2010 at 02:56
- A film of powerful, memorable moments, some striking dialogue and some great performances […]
- 132408
- - Time Out
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 06:02
- There is none of Stiller's usual knockabout comedy -- it is all brilliantly observational.
- 259925
- - The Sun
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:41

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  A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los ...

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