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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzPart of the film's specialness lies in the fact that there seems to be little rhyme or reason to the choices it makes, or when it decides to make them.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNeither Connie nor Paul existed in real life, and the events in 18 ½ are pure fancy. Still, this is an eccentrically intriguing and thought-provoking chapter in the long history of Watergate-based TV series and films.
- 80Film ThreatAndrew StoverFilm ThreatAndrew StoverMixing dark comedy and mild suspense, Dan Mirvish’s 18 ½ is not the movie many would expect it to be. But the unpredictability of it all makes this madcap political fiction thoroughly diverting.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis movie is about creating the hazy feel of early ‘70s American cinema, filled with kooky and paranoid characters who talk nonstop.
- You can’t help but admire the ambition on display, even if it ultimately falls just a little short.
- 60The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s entertaining enough and you never know where the story is headed, but it doesn’t quite hold together.
- 50Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn Anderson18 1/2 — with a title aimed at fans of both Rose Mary Woods and Federico Fellini— then proceeds to go off the comedic rails.
- 50The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe film’s referential pleasures feel insubstantial, diminished by the direct comparison to more meaningful works of the period.
- 30TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan Callahan18 ½ attempts to be part cloak-and-dagger thriller, part romantic comedy, part screwball comedy, and part mood piece, and its plotting is slapdash, to say the least.