Object of My Affection, The (1998) Rank 2 Reviews

The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Easier to watch than it is to believe. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Newsweek (David Ansen)

In trying to appeal to a wide audience, quirky material has been forced to fit a formula that can't really contain it. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

Wendy Wasserstein brings a dull pen to this literary adaptation, which shows none of the bite or savvy of Stephen McCauley's novel. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)

Judged esthetically -- the only yardstick worth applying -- it can be safely placed in that long line of indistinguishable Hollywood mediocrities, all of them trying in vain to resurrect an awfully weary genre. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

All of this promising material is dealt with on that level where characters are not quite allowed to be as perceptive and intelligent as real people might be in the same circumstances. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

At the core... is the college dorm debate question: Can a man and a woman live and love together without sex? The answers ... in a typical dorm room are ... as interesting... ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

There is a movie fighting to get out of ``The Object of My Affection,'' and I like it better than the movie it's trapped in. It involves a wise old man who has arrived at some useful insights about life. If they did spinoffs of movie characters the way th ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

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DVD Talk (Earl Cressey)

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Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

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Scott Renshaw

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Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

Like other aspects of the movie, this portrait of urban life doesn't ring particularly true; but if Hollywood fantasy is what you're after, Hytner's romance is as watchable as most others this season. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

David Sunga

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Cinematter (Matt Williams)

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San Francisco Examiner (Jane Ganahl)

Unfortunately, all the good parts didn't add up to a great movie. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Jane Ganahl)

Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)

The storyline lacks credibility. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)

Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

So riddled with cultural stereotypes, woe-is-me neurotic mopiness, and glib therapeutic compassion that by the end all it leaves you with is a waxy buildup of falseness. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

The Onion (A.V. Club) (Joshua Klein)

The film is being marketed as a romantic comedy, but it's neither romantic nor funny. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Joshua Klein)