Gayby 2012

Critics score:
90 / 100

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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: A hilariously bitchy but sweet comedy that serves as Gotham's answer to Portlandia. Read more

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: "Gayby" is too diffuse to have much pop when it comes to the topics at hand: love and friendship, and how unconventional modern permutations might help rewrite the script of romance. Read more

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: Gayby doesn't break a lot of new ground in the rom-com or parenthood fields, but its agreeable balance of humor and sentiment makes it worth adopting. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: What lifts Gayby above its sitcom trappings is its emotional generosity and easy warmth, the sense that characters are defined by -- and made funny through -- their aspirations, not their way with a one-liner. Read more

Bruce Diones, New Yorker: Lisecki gives this story a modest, quip-filled heartbeat; nothing is painted too broadly, and the complications and awkwardness of the situation play out with great warmth. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: [It] embraces broad jokes and obvious setups. Fortunately, these are balanced out by assertive pacing and entertaining observations. Read more

Sara Stewart, New York Post: Harris, a talented comic actress who looks more like a real person than a Hollywood facsimile of one, makes every scene she's in shine. Read more

Eric Hynes, Time Out: The film develops into a sweet, surprisingly persuasive comedy about friends transitioning into family. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: [Balances] broad comedy and warm-and-fuzzy sentiment. Read more