"A big win for everyone involved, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED is especially exciting for fans of Aubrey Plaza, who proves she's good for more than snarky scene-stealing and can actually carry a film."
Hollywood Reporter

"The best thing in the film is Aubrey Plaza's goldfish-eyed cynicism as Darius....It is also very sweetly told." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's a more ambitious and touching movie than seems possible....SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED not only has dialogue that's about something, but characters who have some depth and dimension."
Chicago Sun-Times

4 stars out of 4 -- "Anchored by superb performances and deft writing, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED casts an enchanting spell from its opening scene."
USA Today

"Screenwriter Derek Connolly wrote therole of Darius Britt inSAFETY NOT GUARANTEED with Plaza in mind, and she provides a sardonic solidity to a story of sometimes scattershot whimsicality."
Movieline