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Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe chemistry between Rockwell and Kendrick drives the movie. They’re fast and wonderful together. But Mr. Right has an abundance of strong supporting performances as well.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis sort of violent comedy — think “True Lies’’ meets “Grosse Pointe Blank’’ — is tough to pull off, but Spanish director Paco Cabezas and screenwriter Max Landis (“American Ultra’’) nail a screwball fantasy vibe that stops just inches short of downright silliness.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA crowd-pleaser despite its missteps and occasionally because of them, the pic enlivens some stale conceits about killers-for-hire and the women who love them.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt has a bouncy sense of lunacy, wearing its derivative junkiness on its sleeve with surprising lightness of authority.
- 63The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldThe Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldRockwell and Kendrick, both of whom can really sell this film’s brand of laid-back quirk, keep things lively.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAnna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell have often been the lone bright spot in otherwise dismal movies, and it takes their combined charm to redeem Mr. Right.
- 50Washington PostPat PaduaWashington PostPat PaduaThe film’s likeable leads almost carry off a dark premise: that the love that strengthens this couple also makes them dangerous.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThis peculiar high-danger romance — which plays like watered-down Elmore Leonard or imitation Tarantino — is a risky retro back-step for an up-and-coming young screenwriter with such hip credits as “Chronicle” and “American Ultra” to his name.
- 25The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThanks to deplorable direction by Paco Cabezas, and a childishly broad screenplay by Max Landis, Mr. Right ends up all wrong.
- 20The GuardianHenry BarnesThe GuardianHenry BarnesMr Right is Grosse Pointe Blank meets Dexter. Liman meets Tarantino. Derivative idea meets sloppy execution.