Review of Obvious Child (2014) by Andres V — 22 Jan 2015

Sensacional película con un super papel de Jenny Slate. Comedia negra muy divertida, llena de humor inteligente y con un drama de fondo muy llevado. La historia de Donna y su romance son de lo mejor en comedia que pasó por 2014.

This review of Obvious Child (2014) was written by Andres V on 22 Jan 2015.

Obvious Child has generally received positive reviews.

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By John B (4,244) on 09 Apr 2017

Obvious child is obvious crap. A very unlikeable comedian has issues and the audience is meant to feel something when she deals with her issues…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 18 Oct 2015

In my opinion, there aren't many comediennes out there that are actually funny…

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By Richard I (201) on 27 Apr 2018

Played perfectly, and containing all the usual absurdities and loose-ends of romantic comedies, neatly scripted and with a lead who manages…

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By Delineo (7) on 28 Sep 2017

This movie had me laughing hysterically and crying in the theater. And I never cry in the theater…

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By Paul H (999) on 15 Oct 2016

Great script and film. Frank, funny and produced…

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By Aaron M (1,334) on 22 Apr 2016

The characters were banal, and didn't seem to develop at all…

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By Nathanieljs (1) on 20 Dec 2015

If you're interested in watching an hour and twenty minutes of jokes about incontinence, and then ten minutes of serious stuff about abortion,…

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By Stefano C (730) on 13 Feb 2018

After 5 minutes I wanted to stop watching: I couldn't stand the main character…

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By Eric P (911) on 31 Jan 2017

First heard about this in a interview with the director and Jenny Slate on NPR and have been wanting to see it ever since…

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By Samantha S (1,257) on 11 Feb 2016

Great independent cinema. Funny and real. The characters are drawn perfectly. Filming is honest. Acting is spontaneous…

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