Review of Win Win (2011) by Angie Y — 26 Dec 2011

"There are no real surprises, but this is not to say that âWin Winâ? is rote or formulaic. Quite the opposite. Mr. McCarthy, who has written and directed two other features â" and who is a first-rate character actor specializing in second-rate characters â" has a deep and nuanced understanding of the rules of comedy, which is at once the most rigorous and the most elastic of narrative genres.

He also possesses a sharp wit and a generous spirit, mocking his characters without meanness and lampooning their social circumstances without condescension." (A. O. Scott).