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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatHas more heart up on the screen than any film I’ve seen in recent years. I mean, we’re talking sappy, sweet, heart wrenching sentimentality.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThough Smith loses many of his past efforts' familiar trappings--Jay and Silent Bob are now confined to the production-company logo--Jersey Girl plays to Smith's strengths like no film since "Clerks."
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonJersey Girl is an oddity, hard to dislike but impossible to buy.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA lackluster melodrama with only a few inspired moments.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSmith stumbles setting up dramatic confrontations and strains credibility a time or two with implausible moments.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA bland slab of sentimental hokum that proves even the most smart-alecky of indie auteurs can turn warm and fuzzy on occasion.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAffleck is modest and engaging, which keeps the movie out of "Gigli" territory. But it's close.
- 40Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskySmith used to make movies to make fun of movies like Jersey Girl; now he's just another guy working the assembly line, which won't make you a sell-out if no one buys it.
- 30Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkAware of its awfulness.
- 30L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasBoth stars are atrocious -- but the real blame for this cosmically self-indulgent disaster lies with Kevin Smith, who directs like a proud father who can't stop showing you pictures of his kids. And here's the thing: The brats are ugly.