Atom User Reviews for What Happens Later

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POPULAR TAGS
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Mary Bell
#boring

We were the only two in the theatre and walked half way through. We were tired of only two characters bickering with one another.

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Teri Charles
AW
Allison Wong
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Tina Fulgham
#snoozefest
#justokay
#notmyfave
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Oneida H Guerrero
#boring
#slow
#snoozefest
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Kylie Mattes
#lovestory
#datenight
#allthefeels
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Lynette Watts
#justokay
#slow
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Lawana Brooks
#justokay
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Barry Siebenthall
#justokay
#slow
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Adriana Martinez
#snoozefest
#garbage
#boring
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Sarah Hartman
#kindacute
#slow
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stephanie coplan
#justokay
#boring
#slow
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Alundra Talton
#justokay
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Alexis DiZenzo
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Liliana Maria Radwanski
#smart
#boring
#slow
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Ferdie Millan
#boring
#justokay
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Mayumi Markee
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Gabe Smith
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Daniel Taylor
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Glenn Todd
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Diana Zuluaga

Metacritic

75
Nov 8, 2023

Like most rom-coms, it is comfort food although it lacks the fantasy element associated with characters who are less seasoned.

Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
60
Nov 8, 2023

What Happens Later, directed by Meg Ryan, works so hard at trying to give us something fresh and novel that I couldn’t help wishing it were better: the cloud of dissatisfaction I felt after watching it kept trying to reshape its molecules into a better movie, albeit one that could live only in my head.

Stephanie Zacharek
Time
70
Nov 2, 2023

While it’s unlikely to join the rom-com pantheon, its charming leads and humorous truths do invoke the spirit of Ephron, to whom the film is dedicated. It’s a worthy tribute to her, delivered by perhaps the most qualified person to create one.

Metacritic review by Claire Shaffer
Claire Shaffer
The New York Times