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Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: McCarthy's screenwriting is so supple, his characterizations so well-observed and sharply detailed, that none of the little story dovetails... seem at all contrived or forced. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: There are no real surprises, but this is not to say that "Win Win" is rote or formulaic. Quite the opposite. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Blessed is the go-for-it movie that can make room for dissonances and weirdness. Read more
John Anderson, Wall Street Journal: The principal joy of "Win Win" is how often it fails to meet one's programmed expectations. The effect is oddly exhilarating. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A comedy that's ultimately more touching than funny and a joy from beginning to end. Read more
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: Its unfussy realism makes every funny moment and painful setback seem well-earned and believable. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: McCarthy's story and direction don't demand that the audience take sides one way or the other with Mike. He and Giamatti trust us to come to our own conclusions. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: In its charming and self-effacing way, "Win Win'' is the most radical movie yet from writer-director Tom McCarthy, and it may be one of the more daring movies to be recently released in America. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: A thoughtful and admirably nuanced moral drama. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: A sports movie in which winning is neither everything nor the only thing. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Giamatti excels as the weak-kneed Mike, nicely working his gift for inner conflict and outer bumbling. As his wife, Amy Ryan is a ballast of unflinching moral certitude. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Giamatti knows how to play characters in conflict not only with the world but with themselves. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: Through three films, writer-director (and occasional actor) Tom McCarthy has navigated a tricky line between winsome and melancholy. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Tom McCarthy's third feature proves something incontestable: The writer-director has a way with American characters. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: Win Win is a winner all the way. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: As Kyle, newcomer Alex Shaffer finds fresh colors in the old delinquent spectrum, and Giamatti, who's at his best, gives nervous scrambling an undertone of tenderness. Read more
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: There's a lovely somber undercurrent at play here about recognizable people doing their best to carve out a decent life in a punishing economy. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Written and directed by Tom McCarthy with an impeccable feel for off-center human comedy at its funniest and most heartfelt, its low-key qualities are so relaxed and unforced every moment feels like a gift. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: In the end the film stacks up just this side of twee, as the sort of quirky fare that's passably entertaining without ever offering anything real or remarkable. Read more
David Denby, New Yorker: The movie is amiable and funny but a little timid. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: "Win Win" is more comic than McCarthy's other films, intentionally and successfully. Read more
Scott Tobias, NPR: All these characters make a beautiful mess together, even if McCarthy spends too much time tidying it up. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Though Win Win seems overplotted, what finally emerges is an emotionally honest, economically real portrait of a guy who thinks he's got things figured out, until more problems arise. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: McCarthy has a rare ability to make familiar situations seem fresh in an era when many so-called indie films have become as predictable and formulaic as their big-budget brethren. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Giamatti, rooting down to the soul of this stressed-out, struggling man, delivers a marvel of a performance - all the more so because we forget that he is performing. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: You have a funny situation, and there's some truth in it and unexpected characters, well-acted, and you may not have a great film but you enjoy watching it. Read more
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: This movie wins you over, head and heart, without cheating. It's just about perfect. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The film is a win-win as a quirky indie comedy and an upbeat sports yarn. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: It's refreshing to see a lawyer unshackled from the usual cinematic stereotypes. Read more
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: McCarthy builds his narrative with care and without sentiment and it's impossible to not feel for these characters. Who hasn't taken an easier way out rather than the high road at some time in their lives? Read more
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: [McCarthy's] writing reflects a wariness of human nature but he's not cynical; indeed, the story wraps up with a tenderness that feels true but completely without mush. Read more
Tom Huddleston, Time Out: What's just delightful about this wittily observed and touchingly truthful affair is the fact it offers consistently sherbety entertainment in the moment but ultimately holds to its purpose of saying something useful and genuine about real lives. Read more
USA Today: There's a strain of the inspirational sports movie here, but it doesn't overwhelm the sharply observed story of credible people trying to connect. Read more
Peter Debruge, Variety: A disappointing domestic comedy in which all but the audience get what they want. Read more
Karina Longworth, Village Voice: Win Win is indie with the edges sanded down completely. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The rare, humanist beauty of Win Win is that none of its characters is a caricature, none of its plot twists a blatant play for tears or laughs, none of its appeal based on some mythical lowest common denominator. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: There's no great narrative momentum to Win Win, and that's fine, because it's such an enjoyable little slice of life. Read more