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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe story -- is slight, but an appealing cast and lots of scenic leafery make Green feel fresh.
- 70VarietyKen EisnerVarietyKen EisnerStarring an excellent Paulo Costanzo (late of "Joey") as a twentysomething uberslacker who is nonetheless willing to fall into accidental success, pic is seasoned with fine perfs by JR Bourne as a charismatic, creepy hustler and Steph Song as Constanzo's sexy potential love interest.
- 63PremiereJessica LetkemannPremiereJessica LetkemannGreen, the first feature Coupland's written, doesn't really make any innovations to the Almost 30-Underachievers genre, but it's an endearing, solidly-crafted example.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt's not the big picture that charms here, it's the details. More than anything, though, it's Costanzo--a spindly Everydork who grows up not because he has to, but because he just kinda wants to.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirFundamentally, it's a well-executed formula movie, perfect for first-date couples or miscellaneous group outings.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustThe film's tone is on the sitcom side, but its likable cast and zany subplots make it palatable.
- 50Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarIt's a bit of a shaky first screenwriting effort for Coupland, but not without its charms.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe dialogue does have Coupland's characteristic snap, but like its mellow hero, the movie takes the easy route just a little too often.
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThis is Coupland's first screenplay, and it shows -- in a cheerfully discursive quality, but also in a reliance on gestures, contrivance and dialectic speeches rather than dramatic development and conflict.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithSome ideas are auto-stolen (from Coupland's last novel, "JPod"), but those quirky atmospherics aren't enough to sustain a largely plotless film.