Rotten
Goldberg buries the heart of the movie beneath several layers of pretentious film-school effects.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Overview
A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Director and cast
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Rotten
Quotations from sources as varied as Thelonious Monk, Mark Twain and Dr. Seuss appear on screen, imbuing the movie with unearned significance.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Rotten
Goldberg doesn't display the kind of control needed for this sort of meta-storytelling.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Rotten
The characters natter endlessly and summon printed quotes from Jean Cocteau, Mark Twain and e.e. cummings onto the screen. But they say nothing that's original, insightful or even interesting.
Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
More enervating than it is ambitious, Jake Squared is partly a romantic comedy and mostly a pseudo-philosophical apology for self-absorption.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
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