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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIts tone is quietly comical, with each chapter treated as an extended joke, or as an R-rated O. Henry story angling toward a neat concluding twist.
- 50Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneAutoerotic's take on the me-me-me generation's inability for actual contact seems appropriate, but it lacks the nuance that makes "Denise Calls Up" so delicious to watch.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoTrouble is, the movie is only sporadically funny, and the concept soon grows tiresome. In fact, you could say that there's too much downtime in Autoerotic.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceJoe Swanberg and Adam Wingard's latest exploration of amorous urban collisions, is only sporadically a good sex comedy, in part because the flat affect favored by its young Chicago cast of hipsters looks an awful lot like, well, seriousness.
- 30Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerThe movie is a bit of a departure for the mumblecore pioneer, one that does not play to his strengths.