Greenberg

The Times“Lurching between comedy and agony...” Greenberg resonates for days afterwards, like a hangover after a peculiar and fascinating party. It’s hysterically, deeply uncomfortable...

The Telegraph“Another stretch of male-menopausal griping...” Stiller, who seems particularly small here, reins in the anticry to give a solid performance. Gerwig is terrific, refining the art of artlessness as she drifts through scenes...

The Independent“Shame it’s all about the boy...” Gerwig doesn't have to steal her scenes; they are hers from the first moment she appears. Baumbach knows she's far better than that, and so do we – but he still devotes most of the film's thinking-time to Greenberg...

Little White Lies“Baumbach grows up and suggests he’s getting better with age...” Ultimately, Greenberg will be judged on a script which, in its substitution of wispy idiosyncrasy for sharp, biting humour, may well see Baumbach win over the cynics...

Guardian“A symphony to the angst of growing old...” Gerwig undoubtedly shows a naturalness and ease that, right about now, she shares with no other female star. This is a movie about the awful shock of early middle age, the sudden realisation that you are not one of the young people any more...

Empire“Stiller is remarkable...” Like a lot of human relationships Greenberg is complicated, infuriating, good-hearted, funny, often painful, and well worth the effort. A sad little movie but also a great one, lit by two astonishing central performances...

Channel4 Film“The cinematic world he inhabits is completely seductive...” See this film for uniformly excellent performances and a beguiling aesthetic, but approach with caution if Manhattan-era Woody Allen drives you up the wall...

Time Out film“Greenberg remains a film of powerful, memorable moments...” Some striking dialogue, some great performances, a handful of beautifully played, bracingly discomfiting love scenes – in search of a structure and, perhaps, a soul...

Variety“Greenberg is an outstanding L.A. movie...” Baumbach directs by deliberately withholding dramatic emphasis and emotional crescendos. This calls for a different sort of Stiller performance from what audiences are accustomed to; it's showy in a way, but smaller, more thoughtful, unpredictable...

Total Film “Not much fun to hang out with but hard to forget...” Everybody hurts, all the time, as Ben Stiller aces his dramatic turn in another witty, discomforting comedy drama from Baumbach. No happy endings here, but a climactic note of hope feels hard-earned...