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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellA super sweet, affecting comedy with a magical premise and a terrific central performance from Larson herself.
- 60Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonLarson navigates through a cute story’s clear limitations to deliver a film that’s often quite funny, even if it sometimes flirts with being cringe-worthy.
- 58The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile the film may not entirely hang together, the stakes are low, and its bright spots point toward a promising future for the behind the camera talent.
- 58The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeIt’s a candy necklace of a movie: sweet but chalky.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThough the screenplay ... ultimately conforms quite plainly to formula and grows less interesting as it proceeds, there’s a gutsiness to Larson’s headlong leap into material that walks a fine line between risky fantasy and feel-good reassurance.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichToo adult for kids, too childlike for adults, and too muddled for the motley lot of misfits and dreamers who just want to think different.
- 48The VergeJesse HassengerThe VergeJesse HassengerThe world, the movie seems to be saying, expends a lot of energy on blithely incoherent messages to women, based on half-baked ideas rather than their actual experiences. As it turns out, Unicorn Store does the same thing.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeAs a film-maker, Larson shows promise, and as a comic actor she shows genuine talent. With a less affected, more genuine script, Larson could star in and direct a great comedy. Unicorn Store is not it.
- 30VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThere’s a serious mismatch between the personality of Samantha McIntyre’s script (which seems to be written as a kooky, do-it-yourself comedy, à la “Being John Malkovich” or “Napoleon Dynamite”) and Larson’s directing style, which feels entirely incompatible with whimsy.
- 25Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneBrie Larson’s directorial debut is nothing so much as a series of quirks.