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41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezA beguiling romantic comedy with a heart, soul and pulse that will pleasure you for a full 90 minutes with hardly breaking a sweat.
- 80Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekIt's a comedy that moves with a sense of purpose, as Gordon-Levitt does in the title role.
- 75Film.comWilliam GossFilm.comWilliam GossA funny, sly directorial debut
- Don Jon is raunchy. The dialogue’s frank and much of what we see is explicit enough to make this a film exclusively for grown-ups. Luckily, the emotional places Gordon-Levitt takes his characters are pretty grown-up, too.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeGordon-Levitt’s script can be a bit on-the-nose at times, but that’s an indulgence easily forgiven in a debut feature, and this ensemble winningly sells the movie’s tricky tonal mix.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe movie is a broad ethnic comedy, but there’s nothing broad about the wicked-smart way it’s executed.
- A fun, occasionally flabby romp that should find its audience.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichAs with many a first feature, Gordon-Levitt’s so-so directorial debut is pumped up with ambition. The early scenes, heavy on caricature, promise to puncture much of the cocky illusions surrounding modern relationships.
- 38Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJoseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut does for porn-dependence what Shame did for sex addiction by offering a surface-level look at the effects of its specific pathology on its lead male character.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyCrude, repetitive and rigorously single-minded, the popular actor’s writing and directing debut lays it all on a bit thick, as the few points the film has to make are underscored time and time again.