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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicIt’s a finely tuned and tenderly detailed love story of two people told on a cosmic scale.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFor the most part, thanks in great part to Benson’s rich screenplay and Chastain’s nomination-worthy work, I was immersed in this story no matter who was telling the tale.
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasEven at its most purplish and highfalutin (mostly in the “Her” section), “Eleanor Rigby” always aims for something sincere, and when Benson pulls back a bit — and stops trying to show us how much Freud he’s read and how many Bergman films he’s seen — the movie becomes vastly more engaging.
- 70The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayHer is such a well-drawn character sketch—with such a fantastic Chastain performance—that it practically justifies the whole experiment.
- 70Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniIn this unhurried full version, Benson allows grief to transform his characters, with few guarantees and plenty of regrets.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungAll of these characters are worth knowing and the acting is excellent all around, but somewhere along the line the narrative arc vanishes and tedium sets in.
- 60Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri Linden"Him" and "Her" are hardly groundbreaking cinema, but they are more rewarding than "Them."
- 50TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangThey're thematically richer and more tonally cohesive than their hybrid. But because the two films are so similar to one another, they fail to deliver on the promise of their unique structure, rendering the “he said, she said” complementary design of the two films a dull, self-indulgent gimmick.