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Metascore
26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyAlthough too devoted to matters literary, theatrical, operatic and sexually outre to make it with general audiences, this adaptation of Jonathan Ames' novel exudes the sort of smarts and sophisticated charm specialized audiences seek.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonGoing below the surface, the filmmakers and the cast (including a marvelous performance by Marian Seldes as an osteoporotic doyenne) successfully create the hardest characters to pull off: exotic yet recognizable New Yorkers.
- 70Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonDirectors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini show the same appreciation for eccentrics and humanity they brought to "American Splendor" and Mr. Dano's Louis is a delicately wrought wonder.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe Extra Man is kooky to a fault, and Dano is a major drag, with his soft voice and blank expression. But Kline gives a wild, wonderful performance, reminiscent of his work on "A Fish Called Wanda."
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThis odd collection of oddballs doesn't quite play out as a satisfying movie.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhat feels enjoyably outré in the 1998 coming-of-age novel by Jonathan Ames (creator of HBO's Bored to Death) feels oppressively outré in this deadened, literal adaptation.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversKline finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor all its flighty charms, The Extra Man never really lands. It hovers like a hummingbird madly beating its wings to stay aloft.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe movie you were hoping to avoid.