Review of About Alex (2014) by Jonathan B — 22 May 2017

Great ensemble. prefect ensemble movie. everyone was great. so interesting to see a whole movie full of tv actors.

This review of About Alex (2014) was written by Jonathan B on 22 May 2017.

About Alex has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 07 Aug 2014

The chronicle of a less self-absorbed generation, it's less annoying than The Big Chill but also less funny…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 06 Aug 2014

The movie stalls in a limbo of half-realized characters and superficial weightiness…

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By Chris R (1,477) on 29 Mar 2017

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By Ethan L (615) on 12 Sep 2014

This movie had a great cast starting with Aubrey Plaza, Jason Ritter, Nate Parker and Maggie Grace…

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By William S (848) on 15 Aug 2014

About Alex hits a tender spot. But it doesn't take it as a joke, it gets the essence of the experience correct…

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By Neil Rosen (146) for NY1-TV (146) on 16 Aug 2016

Most of the characters are superficial and underdeveloped, while the film itself is filled with predictable scenarios…

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By John Fink (368) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 26 Mar 2016

Perhaps we can view this in 30 years as a lightweight text mirroring some of Occupy Wall Street, and perhaps the rise of Elizabeth Warren,…

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By Savannah H (54) on 20 Dec 2014

Your typical indie film with heavy emphasis of characters and their inter relations…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 12 Mar 2016

Got 20 minutes in, every character is an asshole. It's insufferable. Turned it off…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 06 Aug 2014

The insight that social media fosters false intimacy is old news. The film shows only a half-formed sense of how careers have changed in 30 years…

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