Kicking and Screaming

Marjorie Baumgarten

Its a nice debut piece for director Baumbach, despite the films reliance on the twentysomething blues formula. ( Read More )

Roger Ebert

What it does have is a good eye and a terrific ear; the dialogue by writer director Noah Baumbach is not simply accurate, which would be a bore, but a distillation of reality elevating aimless brainy small talk into a statement. ( Read More )

Matthew Turner

Its unlikely to make any Ferrell converts but if youre already a fan, youll probably get a kick out of this. ( Read More )

Its the kind of safefamily film that sometimes finds a surprisingly large audience, and Ferrellsgrowing star power will certainly boost its appeal. ( Read More )

Barbara Shulgasser

Baumbach fails to realize that too often movies about boring people are, well, boring. ( Read More )