Click here to copy URL

The Boy Downstairs

2017

Sophie Brooks

Zosia Mamet, Sarah Ramos, Arliss Howard, Deirdre O'Connell ...

5.5

41

Comedy. Drama. Romance A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moved into her ex boyfriend's apartment building.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"The pic may have an unlikely story (...) but benefits from unusually authentic performances (...) Enjoyable"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[Mamet] holds this movie together (...) Taken on its own terms, it works fine (...) There are good scenes"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"Disappointing (...) An unfunny comedy (...) 'The Boy Downstairs' suffers from an utter lack of point of view and comedic voice."	NEG
United States	Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"What begins as a lightweight, run-of-the-mill situational romantic comedy eventually develops into something more mature (...) Frustrating to watch at times (...) but authentic"	NEU
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"[A] pallid dramedy, which leaves its actors looking somewhat stranded"	NEG
United States	Serena Donadoni Village Voice	"[It] is warmly affectionate and maddeningly vague, with half-formed characters, limp plotting, and performances of captivating delicacy"	NEU

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.