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PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Mina Kimes.
WHERE THEY PUSH BACK
No repeated critical person mentions were clearly attributed in the transcripts.
This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Says the bridal salon scene is one of the funniest in the last 20 years.
About 8 min into the transcriptSays their chemistry here is better than in La La Land.
About 24 min into the transcriptSays the film is better than remembered and especially enjoyable with adult eyes.
About 0 min into the transcriptEspecially likes the early solo sequences where Kevin indulges in kid fantasies and adult mimicry.
About 32 min into the transcriptSays every Meyers film is rewatchable and ranks this one high because of its emotional specificity.
About 8 min into the transcriptArgues that more films should star older people because the performances and stories feel more believable and interesting.
About 72 min into the transcriptCalls it one of her all-time favorite movies and says the premise and performances are the reason.
About 0 min into the transcriptLikes Cage’s performance because it is weird, but grounded in actual character work.
About 8 min into the transcriptHighlights Cage’s face and comic timing in the bomb-disarm and corpse scenes.
About 48 min into the transcriptFinds the movie unusually nuanced about patriotism and military grievance for a Bay film.
About 56 min into the transcriptDescribes Benny as a formative, flawless crush and an empath.
About 16 min into the transcriptLikes his presence in the movie while joking about a separate bad performance.
About 72 min into the transcriptTHEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT
It is the funniest female ensemble comedy, though Mean Girls may be funnier overall.
BridesmaidsThe character is a loser archetype but the movie is still fundamentally a comedy.
BridesmaidsThe cop's motivations and plot function are shaky and less interesting than the rest of the film.
BridesmaidsThe movie's emotional core depends on both women being flawed friends.
Crazy, Stupid, LoveGosling and Stone are the most electric pair in the film.
Crazy, Stupid, LoveThe character’s approach feels like a specific 2011-era style of dating behavior.
HitchShe says the issue does not enter her mind while watching the film.
HitchSome moves now feel too much or a little creepy, though the movie still plays.
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