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Permission

2017

Brian Crano

Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Gina Gershon, François Arnaud ...

5.0

1,015

Romance. Comedy Anna (Rebecca Hall) is a woman on the brink of a marriage proposal from her boyfriend (Dan Stevens), but is impeded by the suggestion of her brother (David Joseph Craig) and his boyfriend (Morgan Spector) to "test date" other men before she ultimately settles down.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Graham Fuller Screendaily	"A mildly amusing romcom (...) The main plot (...) takes a dramatic turn (...) The tonal shift is so unexpected, it feels inorganic"	NEU
United States	Ally Johnson The Playlist	"Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens impress in the charming 'Permission' (...) Sincere and funny"	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"They are happy, healthy, and handsome, and there’s the rub: life is just perfect. It’s a nightmare (...) Hall, in particular, lends a sober grace to the erotic roundelay"	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"An unconvincing treatment of familiar themes (...) Crano fails to establish a consistent tone or air of believability to the proceedings"	NEG
United States	Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times	"Brian Crano's charming script nails the specificity of each of its characters and their dialogue (...) It manages an easy, seemingly effortless humor that seduces the audience"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"'Permission' is cautious and generic, neutering its best instincts (...) [It] is a sex film without the sex (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU

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