3 stars out of 5 -- "[D]irector/writer Noah Baumbach moves the whole shebang along at a brisk pace....The humor and the pathos shine through."
Box Office "[T]he psychological geography of GREENBERG is terrain Baumbach has been mapping in increasingly sharp relief since his 1995 debut KICKING AND SCREAMING..."
Film Comment "GREENBERG scintillates with intelligence, razor's edge humor and austere empathy for its struggling lovers."
Wall Street Journal "[F]or those looking for realistic, complex characters coping with believable emotional hurtles, this is an unexpected gem."
USA Today "It is the funniest and saddest movie Mr. Baumbach has made so far, and also the riskiest."
New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "Writer-director Noah Baumbach walks the fragile line between humor and heartbreak. Ben Stiller is exceptional..."
Rolling Stone "[T]here is something undeniably compelling about the surgical precision with which the filmmaker picks at neuroses that feel very personal."
Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "This is an intriguing film, shifting directions, considering Greenberg's impossibility in one light and then another....What Ben Stiller does with the role is fascinating."
Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] quietly funny portrait of grown-ups growing up..."
Washington Post 4 stars out of 5 -- "GREENBERG is a groundbreaking performance for Stiller....The film comes with a fine soundtrack from LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy."
Uncut "GREENBERG is a great spectacle of toxic emotional stasis..."
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