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By Nick Allen (397) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 11 Feb 2022

Jenny Slate and Charlie Day deserve better than “I Want You Back,” a leaden rom-com that gives them a shot at being funny, charming, and…

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By Lena Wilson (121) for TheWrap (3,203) on 10 Feb 2022

Screenwriters Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (“Love, Simon”) are no strangers to the subversive rom-com, and capable directing and…

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By Alexis Potter (11) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 10 Feb 2022

I Want You Back accomplishes what it sets out to do, and you almost can’t go wrong with this cast of hilarious people…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 10 Feb 2022

Most rom-coms take vague stabs at humor while focusing on the romance. Here, the balance is shifted…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 10 Feb 2022

Like its characters, I Want You Back, is likeable but somewhat unambitious and complacent…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 10 Feb 2022

Director Jason Orley (”Big Time Adolescence”) handles it all well enough. It’s Day and Slate who make the very best of it…

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By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 10 Feb 2022

The narrative cruises to a satisfying finish. The jokes go down easy. The characters grow in predictable directions…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Variety (12,700) on 10 Feb 2022

Despite some pacing issues and predictable plotlines, the film keeps us wholeheartedly engaged with well-drawn, well-performed characters,…

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By Michael Ordona (350) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Feb 2022

Despite I Want You Back’s heaping helping of the usual rom-com balderdash, both Slate and Day provide enough underdog charisma to make us…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 10 Feb 2022

I Want You Back is sweet and enjoyable enough while it’s playing…

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By Beatrice Loayza (94) for The New York Times (9,847) on 10 Feb 2022

I Want You Back isn’t particularly clever or emotionally stirring, but it does briskly deliver on the corny promises of the genre, navigating…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 10 Feb 2022

There’s a deeper, more serious film at the heart of I Want You Back, but a bent toward offering up off-kilter comedic set pieces instead…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 09 Feb 2022

It’s a far better version of a romantic comedy than we’re used to streaming of late…

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By Vikram Murthi (112) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Feb 2022

Everything from Peter and Emma’s inane backstories to their sweaty attempts to win back partners who were clearly not right for them in the…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 09 Feb 2022

I Want You Back is a rom-com that sort of drifts along, not quite petering out, not exactly sparking to life, until that magical moment when…

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