The Upside of Anger Critic Reviews
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I liked these characters precisely because they were not designed to be likable -- or, more precisely, because they were likable in spite of being exasperating, unorganized, self-destructive and impervious to good advice.Read the full review
A fiercely funny human comedy with jokes that sting and leave marks.Read the full review
Increasingly exhibits a desire to amuse and distract rather than go deep, which ultimately generates disappointment in light of its announced intentions.Read the full review
A squarely suburban movie with a distinctly bourgeois-shaped window on the world, but it's genuine and exceptionally well observed.Read the full review
Allen turns the character into a tour de force that unleashes an unexpected comedy about compassion and self-loathing.Read the full review
Wondrous performances.Read the full review
The Upside of Anger is overly therapized, yet Costner and Allen show you what it means not just to play a role but to inhabit it.Read the full review
The Upside of Anger belongs to Joan Allen (for whom director/screenwriter Mike Binder developed the project).Read the full review
What's best about "Upside" is its gonzo-sitcom craziness, a situation that lends itself to enjoyable performances.Read the full review
Joan Allen, for whom the role was written, combines severity, which she has often played before, with such levity and verve that she lifts the whole film on the wings of Terry's wrath.Read the full review
