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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshHeralding the arrival of Seth Fisher as a voice to watch, Blumenthal is much like its characters: a frankly funny and original piece of work.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSharp yet overdetermined, Blumenthal doesn’t breathe naturally — it’s a comedy in a box. Just not a box that everyone will want to open.
- 50Village VoiceDanny KingVillage VoiceDanny KingFisher's filmmaking, aside from a couple scenes between Ethan and his best friend (Alexander Cendese) that are nicely composed in long-take two-shots, is too consistently flat to make the material spark.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
- 30VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasA limp facsimile of a Woody Allen ensembler set in a familiar world of New York Jewish intellectuals — minus only the wit, and the intellect.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe problem with this hyper-verbal comedy is in the title.