Fresh
The two stars display a winning chemistry in this amusingly observant study of female friendship.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Life Partners
One guy can ruin the perfect relationship.
2014 · 1h 35m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Susanna Fogel
Overview
A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Meester and Jacobs have an easy, authentic chemistry, but there isn't enough structure or storytelling thrust to sustain interest in the plot: Triumphs, calamities and reunions keep happening, but none contains real dramatic heft.
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Fogel refuses to pander by pretending that the girls can fix everything with a hug. Sacrifices must be made.
Amy Nicholson, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
The charming story about millennial confusion is deftly written by Susanna Fogel (who also directs) and Joni Lefkowitz, and the dialog actually sounds like the way a pair of smart and funny twentysomethings might really talk.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
Most of the time, the banter doesn't sound like banter; the movie shares Sasha and Paige's unforced shorthand.
Jesse Hassenger, AV Club
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