The Pretty One 2014

Sara Stewart, New York Post: Like the film itself, Kazan is at her best when she's not trying so hard to be cute. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: The good twin/bad twin conceit in 2014 doesn't have a shred of the original surprise, and Zoe Kazan doesn't have the chops to carry it off anyway. Read more

Drew Hunt, Chicago Reader: The film is trite on the surface, but through some complex plotting, writer-director Jenee LaMarque slyly incorporates foreboding themes of guilt and delusion that push the farcical elements to the brink. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: What would "The Pretty One" be without Zoe Kazan's pixieish melancholy and offbeat comic timing? Not much. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: You are urged to laugh and cry, but the best you are likely to manage is a polite, embarrassed smile. Read more

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register: The whole movie has a damp, logy texture. It could have used a rewrite or a re-edit just to dry it out. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: Zoe Kazan breathes fresh, exciting life into a tried-and-true high concept, playing opposite herself as twentysomething identical twins in "The Pretty One." Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: "The Pretty One" is a movie with a few touching moments and others that prompt eye rolls. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: You ... wish Kazan had more to work with. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Kazan holds together a decent coming-of-age script that's emotionally sincere if tonally unfocused. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: It would take a lot of charm for "The Pretty One" to overcome that creepy premise, but the movie doesn't have it. Read more