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Mr. Jealousy

1997

Noah Baumbach

Annabella Sciorra, Eric Stoltz, Peter Bogdanovich, Bridget Fonda ...

5.7

148

Comedy. Romance Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of Lester's slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant bestselling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out if Dashiell still has any feelings for her.

	Media	Author	Review
		Derek Elley Variety	"The pic is a real charmer (...) [It] has enough laughs and likable characters to make it easy to spend an hour and three-quarters in their company"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"In a film that flows less smoothly than 'Kicking and Screaming,' bogged down by overzealous narration and a story that's slow to get rolling, the otherwise astute Mr. Baumbach gives Lester the rival he deserves"
		Nathan Rabin AV Club	"[It] is for the most part a smart, involving look at sexual and professional jealousy. The film's cast is universally fine"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Mr. Jealousy' isn't quite successful, but it does provide more evidence of Baumbach's talent (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"This is rigorous film comedy, diamond-hard and dazzling in its emotional facets. It’s also proof positive that Baumbach is a talent worth watching."

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