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She's Funny that Way

2014

Peter Bogdanovich

Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston, Will Forte ...

5.4

3,451

Romance. Comedy "She´s Funny that Way" follows a hooker turned Broadway actress and the recurring intersection of those two facets of her life. Meanwhile, a Broadway director pays the woman of the night for her sexual services, even though he's married to the star of his play. The director ends up giving the hooking actress money to quit escorting and follow her dreams. Connected to this story is a therapist whose own mother is in rehab for alcoholism.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"As gratifying as it would be to report that the effortless touch, the livewire rhythms and the sparkling wit remain in evidence, those qualities prevail only intermittently in this strained though mildly enjoyable ensemble comedy."	NEU
United States	Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"Love it, and you'll probably find the film a madcap throwback romp; hate it, and it's a strident, dated bore. And both takes are kind of right, because while on the scale of the genre this one is neither the best nor the worst, it is among the screwballiest."	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A hysterical screwball fantasia that openly steals from Lubitsch, Hawks, Capra and Sturges. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"An enthusiastic but low-fizz romantic farce that gets by principally on the charms of a cast speckled with gifted funnymen (and, more particularly, funnywomen)."	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Peter Bogdanovich's attempt to update the screwball of the Golden Age lacks the requisite elegance, wit and charm. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG

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