This movie had me locked in from the start. I found the story so fascinating that I loved Melissa McCarthy's character so much even though she was very nice. I rooted for her and I was so happy I did!

Great movie, Melissa McCarthy was surprisingly great. Ate a lot of food throughout the movie, made me hungry.

One of the things I loved about Can You Ever Forgive Me?—aside from the radiantly perfect casting of McCarthy and Grant, a Withnail and I–esque pair of drinking buddies, except this time they’re both asocial, hilarious Withnails—was Heller’s quiet confidence in establishing the milieu where all this typing and lying took place.

Dana Stevens

Slate

The film is not only not unpleasant but a genuine, authentic and honest-to-goodness pleasure.

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

McCarthy’s performance, which is paired with an equally rewarding turn by British actor Richard E. Grant, anchors this bizarre, compelling true story.

Stephen Farber

The Hollywood Reporter