The Year of Spectacular Men

Given that the most affecting love stories involve the sisters and their mother, the few scenes with this close-knit trio are the film's highlights.

Not everything works, but the Deutch sisters are a delight in every scene they share, and Madelyn has an unusual screen presence and a feel for the absurd that marks this 27-year-old as a talent to watch.

A good-looking yet slim and meandering hybrid of a romantic comedy, family drama and coming-of-age story.

Lea Thompson's theatrical directing debut works best as a showcase for daughters Madelyn and Zoey Deutch who bring a real life zing to their fictional sister act

Even in... spotty passages, it is the movie's saving grace that its family acting troupe faces the gobbledygook with openhearted silliness and sincerity.

As a shiny-bright artifact of how-I-spent-my-summer-vacation family bonding, Year is tart, breezy fun.

The Year of Spectacular Men felt like a nonstop exercise in trying my patience -- from the unbearable, rambling, pointless screenplay to every actor in this film trying to convince us that something deep is going on here.

The Year of Spectacular Men is populated by such a charming, lovable core cast that it remains entertaining despite some of its less effective storytelling tics.

Unfortunately, the script was just too uneven for me to recommend.

What they created ... is a frequently touching, often amusing, non-traditional coming-of-age story that will surprise a lot of folks.