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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceA low-budget romantic comedy that's smart and lively and, in the end, quite affecting.
- 70NPRMark JenkinsNPRMark JenkinsThe semi-autobiographical, microbudgeted Breaking Upwards is indeed precious. But it's also smart, witty and less self-absorbed than you might reasonably expect.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisLike many relationships, Breaking Upwards starts in bed and ends on the street. The journey in between, however, feels as new as anything a tiny budget and a boatload of talent could produce.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film bears an undeniable stamp of authenticity in its depiction of the romantic crisis suffered by two twentysomethings in New York's ever picturesque Greenwich Village.
- 60Time OutTime OutThe overall hipness is a little too forced--it’s damn funny when it could’ve been poignant.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThat whole meta-biographical aspect doesn't bug me much because everybody who's ever written or directed a romantic comedy is drawing on their own emotional experience; this one's just a little more obvious about it.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBest of all is the well-used West Village setting, which feels like the perfect backdrop for a slightly offbeat love story.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineSara SchieronBoxoffice MagazineSara SchieronThe way the film handles relationships has a similarly light but lived in air to it as well.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibHappily, "Upwards" picks up immeasurably when three legit luminaries (Andrea Martin, Julie White, Peter Friedman) enter the picture as the couple's parents.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithTheir conversation is so insipid that watching this movie is no more interesting than talking to any random New York couple about what makes them tick.