Miami Herald
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8
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By Connie Ogle
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Dec 11, 2012
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An extremely smart, exquisitely funny film about finding yourself amid the clang and clutter of contemporary life.
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Phoenix Movie Examiner
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4
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By Joseph Airdo
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Jun 22, 2012
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"Lola Versus" tries to be hip. Instead, it is just smug.Coming off the dismal "Damsels in Distress," Greta Gerwig stars in her second movie this year in which she comes across as the least likeable human being on the planet....
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Arizona Republic
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5
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By Bill Goodykoontz
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Jun 21, 2012
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It's such a mopey, navel-gazing affair that even Gerwig has a hard time saving it.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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8
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By Colin Covert
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Jun 15, 2012
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"Lola Versus" takes the Lego-piece building blocks of a New York City relationship comedy and turns it into something more asymmetrical and ironic and interesting.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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6
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By Carrie Rickey
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Jun 15, 2012
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An unfinished portrait of an unfinished womanchild with fidgety poise nicely embodied by Gerwig.
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Boston Globe
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5
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By Ty Burr
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Jun 15, 2012
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A well-intentioned indie that tries to be a "real" version of a Hollywood romantic comedy and ends up feeling more ersatz than ever.
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Toronto Star
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8
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By Bruce Demara
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Jun 15, 2012
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It's funny, sweet, wise and even a little life-affirming.
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Richard Roeper.com
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5
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By Richard Roeper
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Jun 15, 2012
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Too self-conscious, too slight, too few insights.
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Washington Post
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4
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By Ann Hornaday
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Jun 15, 2012
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Gerwig remains one of the most captivating new stars to hit the big screen, but she's still looking for a movie that deserves her.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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5
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By Mick LaSalle
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Jun 15, 2012
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Screenwriters Daryl Wein (who also directed) and Zoe Lister Jones give Gerwig very little to do other than to be Gerwig.
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Newsday
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4
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By Rafer Guzman
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Jun 15, 2012
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There's a Fitzgeraldian sense of generational malaise in all of this, but "Lola Versus" is convinced that it's hilarious.
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Detroit News
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7
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By Tom Long
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Jun 15, 2012
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It's a wonder Gerwig manages to keep the character endearing instead of grating, but she does.
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Globe and Mail
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5
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By Jennie Punter
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Jun 15, 2012
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Lola Versus is all Greta all the time, a bonanza for fans and proof that Gerwig's easy offbeat charm, obvious smarts and physical comedy gifts can carry a film.
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Detroit Movie Examiner
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10
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By Tom Santilli
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Jun 14, 2012
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Greta Gerwig is a special kind of actress. The new indy-film queen really burst into our collective radar opposite Ben Stiller in 2010's Greenberg, and since then she has made it a habit to play quirky every-woman to near perfection.Earlier this year, Gerwig turned the tables playing a controlling know-it-all in the lousy Damsels in Distress, a film that sucked dry all the qualities that make her great as an actress. With this new role - the title character in Lola Ve...
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AV Club
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3
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By Scott Tobias
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Jun 07, 2012
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A Greta Gerwig vehicle that feels like a pilot awaiting pick-up from a network that doesn't exist.
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Spirituality and Practice
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9
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By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Jun 07, 2012
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An exploration of the challenges of letting go of a long and intimate romantic relationship.
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Entertainment Weekly
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6
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By Owen Gleiberman
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Jun 07, 2012
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This is the kind of cutely alienated indie relationship comedy that Lena Dunham's HBO series Girls has made irrelevant.
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New York Daily News
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4
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By Elizabeth Weitzman
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Jun 07, 2012
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Don't be fooled by the indie trappings: despite its downtown vibe, "Lola Versus" is as clichéd as any Hollywood rom-com.
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Time Out New York
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4
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By Keith Uhlich
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Jun 06, 2012
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Gerwig is plenty charming, considering the rote stuff she has to work with.
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Village Voice
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0
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By Karina Longworth
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Jun 06, 2012
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Narratively, it's not a huge shock where the film ultimately goes, but there are a number of fun surprises along the way.
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Film Journal International
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0
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By David Noh
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Jun 06, 2012
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Derivative, white-bread rom-com about a dumped girl seeking happiness in NYC.
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MSN Movies
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7
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By James Rocchi
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Jun 06, 2012
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...even when the film dips and slips into cliché territory you're glad to have Gerwig as your guide on the all-too familiar journey.
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ReelViews
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8
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By James Berardinelli
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Jun 06, 2012
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There's a lot about Lola Versus that feels familiar, but the propulsion that escalates the film out of the low orbit of angst-riddled 20-something indie "comedies" is Greta Gerwig.
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Associated Press
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5
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By David Germain
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Jun 06, 2012
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"Lola Versus" deals with relationships in standard-issue Sundance style, ostensibly smarter and more genuine than what flows from the Hollywood rom-com pipeline yet really just as shallow at heart.
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ColeSmithey.com
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3
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By Cole Smithey
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Jun 05, 2012
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"Lola Versus" is an ill-conceived romantic comedy that flirts too closely with the widely reviled and obsolete Mumblecore genre.
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indieWIRE
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6
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By Eric Kohn
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Jun 04, 2012
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"Lola Versus" is directed by Daryl Wein and co-written by his partner Zoe Lister-Jones, but the its real auteur is Greta Gerwig. The actress plays the title character as if her career depended on it -- which it doesn't, but the movie does.
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Slant Magazine
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2
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By Andrew Schenker
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Jun 04, 2012
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A year in the life of a young woman unhappy in love and uncertain in career, Lola Versus could easily be faulted for the narrowness of its worldview.
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Boxoffice Magazine
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4
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By David Ehrlich
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May 30, 2012
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Lola Versus never comes close to generating the sort of laughs or attitude required to fill out such a frail narrative.
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Screen International
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0
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By David D'Arcy
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May 30, 2012
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Hollywood Reporter
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0
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By John DeFore
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May 30, 2012
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Its solitude-is-okay message is hardly novel, but Wein's comfortable way of reaching that point will resonate with viewers still trying to achieve that particular brand of enlightenment.
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Variety
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0
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By Peter Debruge
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May 30, 2012
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It's one girl against the world in Lola Versus, a snappy yet sincere romantic comedy that begins where others end, with the proposal and wedding plans pointing toward happily ever after.
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