Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Nov 17, 2011 4/5

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Mark Pfeiffer Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema Feb 12, 2008 C

Dedication's problem isn't its idealized conception of love but the thoroughly unconvincing way in which it is realized.

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Geoff Berkshire Metromix.com Nov 8, 2007 2/5

That's what it takes to make it through this self-consciously dark romantic comedy.

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Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Nov 7, 2007 3/4

It restores one's faith in Mandy Moore's film career.

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Marc Mohan Oregonian Oct 5, 2007 B-

Theroux shoots and edits creatively, and elicits good performances, so here's hoping he gets another crack behind the camera with a more cohesive and consistent script.

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Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader Oct 5, 2007

Actor Justin Theroux makes an impressive directorial debut, aided by David Bromberg's mordantly funny dialogue.

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Brian Orndorf eFilmCritic.com Oct 4, 2007 C+

Dedication is a loopy, semi-romantic comedy better served had it been made by Hal Hartley and released during the autumn of 1994.

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Dana Stevens Slate Sep 25, 2007

It leaves you wishing the oddball couple well.

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Brent Simon FilmStew.com Sep 24, 2007

Will help Moore get additional notice within the industry, from writers, directors and other creative types who pay attention.

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Peter Sobczynski eFilmCritic.com Sep 24, 2007 1/5

Stridently annoying.

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Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Sep 21, 2007 2.5/4

[Director Theroux] has a tendency to overplay things, with self-consciously arty direction and an intrusive soundtrack.

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Tom Long Detroit News Sep 21, 2007 C

Directed by actor Justin Theroux with a surprisingly saccharine hand, the film is neither believable nor novel.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sep 21, 2007 2/4

Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore are immensely likable. We like them so much we regret having to see them in this story.

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Wesley Morris Boston Globe Sep 21, 2007 1.5/4

Theroux brings none of the electric surprise or intensity of his acting to bear on the movie. He seems unhappy with the assignment.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Sep 21, 2007 2/4

A well-acted comedy-drama that may feature the most disagreeable gang of characters to populate any movie this year. Too bad they're not quite as much fun to watch.

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Dave White Movies.com Sep 21, 2007 C+

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Sep 20, 2007 B-

Crudup delivers a bracing, uncompromising performance, but it's unmistakably a solo turn in a romantic comedy that's supposed to be about the blurring of egos and the fusing of two idiosyncratic voices into a single harmonious duet.

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Gianni Truzzi Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sep 20, 2007 B-

Crudup exhibits admirable restraint. The story would be more compelling, however, had we not seen the same thing before in As Good as It Gets.

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Sid Smith Chicago Tribune Sep 20, 2007 2/4

Dedication is engaging for a while, but flits from style to style, from dark to loopy comedy, only to settle on gooey romance.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post Sep 20, 2007

Gratingly hip, joyless, small-budget Dedication is just another example of what New Yorker magazine recently identified as the 'slacker-striver' trope in today's romances.

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