There is no substitute for important things to communicate. Good looks, attractive locations and a handful of brittle, clever lines have never been enough.

Full Review | Feb 12, 2021

More than the trite set-up, Friends with Kids' biggest travesty is a criminal waste of professional funny people like Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph.

Full Review | Jan 16, 2020

Sharp enough to appreciate, with Westfeldt and Adam Scott anchoring a really good cast.

Full Review | Apr 12, 2019

Friends with Kids is simply not very funny. The few laughs there are come from the bickering O'Dowd and Rudolph, but even their shtick is clichéd and obvious.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 25, 2019

With Friends with Kids, [Director Jennifer] Westfeldt has given us -- for the first time in a while -- a romantic comedy for adults.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 4, 2019

All in all, this is a smart, charming and endearing film.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 21, 2018

Blending Jennifer Westfeldt's talky, observational style with the kind of irreverent humour that helped Bridesmaids bridge the gender divide, Friends With Kids explores love, marriage and child-rearing with gusto and wit.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 24, 2018

A strong support cast (featuring Bridesmaids trio Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Chris O'Dowd) are just as amusing as the leads.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 14, 2018

Blends the disparate tones---dirty, sweet, funny and flailing---into a largely compelling, wholly watchable modern movie.

Full Review | Apr 11, 2018

The actress and director offers a few good questions to the audience... [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jan 29, 2018

There is so much wrong with the film Friends with Kids that it's actually hard to choose just one thing.

Full Review | Aug 21, 2017

Westfeldt has shackled herself to such a lame gimmick that there's scarcely room to breathe.

Full Review | May 12, 2015

Surprisingly funny and wickedly smart, this romantic dramedy soars.

Full Review | Original Score: 5.0/5 | Jun 30, 2013

As she did with her first script, the gender-bending 'Kissing Jessica Stein,' Westfeldt goes for something radical and winds up pulling her punches when things start getting interesting.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Jun 2, 2013

Trying to figure what is the most offensive thing about this accidental mashup of 70s Woody Allen and Sex and the City...

Full Review | Nov 12, 2012

Movies of this genre normally want you to root for the couple to end up together. All this one had me doing was hoping that someone would smack them upside the head and talk some sense into them.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 16, 2012

Ultimately, Friends With Kids is an unconventional family drama that uses conventional romantic comedy clichs to make its point.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 15, 2012

I'd rather have my head stuck in a vise than be forced to sit through another viewing.

Full Review | Original Score: D- | Aug 24, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 6, 2012

Friends with Kids is funny and likable and while the dialogue is often bawdy and sexually frank, its elements are completely fairytale, including a climax involving a cross-town dash.

Full Review | Jul 1, 2012