Richer and more enjoyable than the other lame-stream comedies Hollywood has churned out this summer, even though it doesn't know what kind of movie it wants to be when it grows up.

This schizophrenic conception of Gosling's character is indicative of the film's largely dichotomous view of romantic relationships.

Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

Unquestionably stands above the market standard for middlebrow comedies, but it repeatedly approaches greatness and stands down, beholden to forces quite possibly beyond the directors' control.