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Object of My Affection, The (1998) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Object of My Affection, The (1998) a score of 2.6122 out of 4
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Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
It's just more wry than funny, more a gently subversive comedy of modern manners than the simpering date movie it seems to be masquerading as. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
As Nina, Aniston not only displays a surprising capacity for both comedy and drama, but she shines with the kind of star quality that only a handful of current performers exhibit. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Adding to the poignance is the terrific, natural chemistry between Aniston and Rudd. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Object of My Affection, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen McCauley, is a pleasant romantic comedy that asks (and tries to answer) questions about the nature of love, sex, family, and friendship. And, while some of the solutions are a litt ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Cranky usually makes no reference to the Source Material, the novel by Stephen McCauley, but in this case he had a strong feeling that the true object of the original novel was the "he," of the story and not the "she". Cranky was right. Someone in the ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
You come away with a remarkable sense of the filmmakers and actors working together harmoniously as they delve into the heart of relationships between friends and lovers. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Tries to mix the messy realities of mismatched relationships with the structural neatness of a musical-comedy view of the world, with mild, occasionally diverting results. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
The mixture of sincerity and sitcom phoniness is bewildering at times, but on some level, I guess, the film works. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
A fascinatingly unpleasant precursor to NBC's "Will & Grace", The Object of My Affection details the predominantly platonic friendship between a romantically tortured straight woman, Nina (Jennifer Aniston), and a prototypically sensitive gay man, George ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Film Freak Central
Object of My Affection, The (1998) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
It boasts appealing performances, and it takes a reasonably tasteful approach to its subject, aside from a string of four-letter words that sound strangely out of place in this romantic comedy. ...read the complete Object of My Affection movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
 
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Object of My Affection, The (1998) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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