The Object of My Affection 1998

Critics score:
49 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: This comedy is content to enjoy the beguiling antics of Ms. Aniston, who is as skillful here as she is miscast, and to let its colorful minor characters give it a sitcom spin. Read more

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David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture: Paul Rudd is charming, and some of the scenes are intelligently written and played, but at a recent screening people on all sides of me were squirming in discomfort. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: While some of the solutions are a little facile, the film nevertheless succeeds, due in large part to a luminous performance by Jennifer Aniston... Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There is a movie fighting to get out of The Object of My Affection, and I like it better than the movie it's trapped in. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: The best romantic comedy so far this year. Read more

Time Out: It never persuades you it belongs on the big screen. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: The plot's hokey contrivances and the theatrical shtick tend to prevail over the sporadic moments of insight and emotional truth. Read more