37
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSean Hayes is a droll delight as Susan, who uses cynicism and snappy put-downs as a defense mechanism but has a real heart.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenWhile the Nick Peet-directed film has its cheerfully outrageous moments . . . even mild shock value in the time of an epidemic might not be just what the doctor ordered.
- 38RogerEbert.comChristy LemireRogerEbert.comChristy LemireIt never quite works on its own. What’s crucial at the core is creating a character who feels like a real human being; Susan is more of a collection of quirks and bad choices. There just isn’t much to her. And the novelty alone of seeing Hayes play a woman is not enough to recommend this, although he does offer sporadic glimmers of vulnerability and humanity.
- 30The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe proceedings, which also include Susan falling hard for a smarmy “Jumpoline” proprietor played by Jim Rash, are professionally executed. Yet the movie’s pace seems glacial. It’s as if the filmmakers tossed a bunch of fish into a barrel and didn’t bother to shoot them.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDespite its talented, overqualified cast, Lazy Susan simply feels like a mistake.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyLazy Susan aims hazily between the sad-sack valentine likes of “Muriel’s Wedding” and something more satirically misanthropic, missing a target it never quite commits to in the first place.