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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 28 Aug 2014

Writer-director Robespierre's low-budget comedy-drama is both caustic and heartfelt…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 28 Aug 2014

In Obvious Child, stand-up comedian Jenny Slate plays stand-up comedian Donna Stern, a Brooklyn hipster who puts absolutely no filters between…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 28 Aug 2014

Obvious Child's radicalism lies in its lack of radicalism: there is no grandstanding in the manner of If These Walls Could Talk, no naughty…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 28 Aug 2014

Beautifully redresses how the realities of women's lives are too often ignored on film... and does so with startling raw power and humor…

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By Philip Concannon (108) for The Skinny (809) on 27 Aug 2014

Obvious Child is a genuine attempt to drag the moribund rom-com genre into more relatable and mature territory, and while it sometimes falls…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Guardian (4,584) on 27 Aug 2014

Robespierre and Slate deserve credit for nudging the abortion narrative away from scaremongering horror, and back towards, if not an entirely…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 27 Aug 2014

Actor and stand-up Jenny Slate shines in this romantic comedy which faces up to the realities of abortion…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 24 Aug 2014

You root for Donna, because she's got a redemptive measure of self-awareness, and because Robespierre and Slate offer such a warm and authentic…

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By Kate Stables (138) for Total Film (3,532) on 24 Aug 2014

Fizzing with neurosis and nervous gags, Jenny Slate's winning odd-couple romance with a gawky Jake Lacy carries the movie over the odd comic misfire…

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By Olly Richards (291) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 24 Aug 2014

Sharp, funny and feeling, this isn't just Juno-meets-Girls but a smart film that tackles real-life issues with rare frankness…

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By Anna Rodgers (8) for The List (2,018) on 11 Aug 2014

There are many reasons to love this film, not least because it's gutsy and genuinely funny, but perhaps Obvious Child's most admirable quality…

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By Dustin M (641) on 09 Aug 2014

Excellent refreshing contemporary love story. Two bright new actors cast in the main roles. Want to see more of them…

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By Robert F (841) on 09 Aug 2014

Excellent refreshing contemporary love story. Two bright new actors cast in the main roles. Want to see more of them…

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By Griffin M (105) on 05 Aug 2014

Another realistic and mature yet hilarious and crude indie comedy, Obvious Child is a terrific little film that definitely puts Jenny Slate…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 03 Aug 2014

It appears the only people that went to see this movie were the reviewers and the actors families…

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By Jim H (1,089) on 03 Aug 2014

It appears the only people that went to see this movie were the reviewers and the actors families…

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By Alice S (528) on 29 Jul 2014

It has your typical Indie film moments and perhaps isn't as real as a character study as it wants to be mostly but it's naturally funny and…

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By Scott S (1,964) on 24 Jul 2014

Hilarious and fantastic writing! Love Jenny Slate now…

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By Christine W (140) on 24 Jul 2014

Funny sharp very New York vibe . Witty authentic script about a Female comedian who gets pregnant on the rebound…

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By Kim T (178) on 23 Jul 2014

My wife wanted me to go, so I did my duty and prepared myself for a mindless 'chick flick'. I was pleasantly surprised…

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