Celeste and Jesse Forever

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, 71% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • While it doesn't subvert the genre as incisively as it thinks it does, Celeste and Jesse Forever is a shrewd rom-com that benefits from its likable cast and trumpets the arrival of Rashida Jones as a bona fide big screen talent.
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    Candice FrederickReel Talk Online
    Celeste and Jesse Forever is that much needed refreshing take on the modern romantic comedy that's become worn down by repeated tries and mediocre duplicates.
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    Anna Smithmetro.co.uk
    Celeste and Jesse Forever feels longer than it is, but the chemistry between the two leads Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg more than make up for that.
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    Paul Emmanuel EnicolaMovie-Blogger.com
    “Celeste and Jesse Forever” might have one of the corniest rom-com titles that I have ever come across. But boy, does it really know how to be sweet and charming and matured all at the same time.
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    David BaxBattleship Pretension
    Jones is a talented actor who deserves more than the punishment of this role. Or maybe she actually is in need of comeuppance. She did, after all, write the movie for herself.
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    Richard PropesTheIndependentCritic.com
    One can only hope the indie crowd gives it a chance.
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    Jordan M. SmithIONCINEMA.com
    ...much like the work of writer/director Alexander Payne, Lee Toland Krieger's Celeste and Jesse Forever, harnesses the heart while observing the absurd with outstanding results.
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