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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandUnexpected doesn't take such a rosy approach to its conclusion, however, preferring to leave things more up in the air, a narrative choice that is more contemporary in its telling and more genuine in its feel.
- 80VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireSwanberg and co-writer Megan Mercier have crafted an incredibly generous film that wears its heart on its sleeve but never feels sappy or even sentimental.
- 75The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshUnexpected is sweet and the portrait of the friendship is lovely, but it also feels too slight.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe central relationship in Unexpected ebbs and flows, and even when you sense the edges smoothed over to the point of blandness, the actors keep it on track.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySwanberg and her co-writer Megan Mercier do an assured job of coaxing the minor-key humor and conflict gently from the naturalistic situations.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMumblecore maven Kris Swanberg co-wrote and directed this, a film which could have used more sparks in the confrontations, more snap to the banter and more originality — start to finish.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloIts innocuous take on pregnancy is its most substantial flaw.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt suggests that Kris Swanberg has taken notes on what a film concerned with pregnancy should include without actually making it.
- 40Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsUnexpected isn't about, but rather a product of, class-based condescension in America.