Every Day
Metascore
48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Jan 13, 2011
    70
    Very well written and acted, Every Day feels like a glorified television drama softened with comic and surreal trimmings.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    Jan 22, 2011
    67
    Too often the sequences in this movie play out like snatches from a terrific play that somehow got lost along the way.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Jan 14, 2011
    60
    There are too many overwritten moments designed solely to make the movie more interesting -- when, in fact, they undercut the low-key relatability that serves as its strongest asset.
  4. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    Jan 12, 2011
    60
    Disappointingly ordinary film.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Jan 12, 2011
    58
    It's hard to empathize with the family in the indie drama Every Day when each member is so sitcom-ready.
  6. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Jan 13, 2011
    50
    Too relentlessly depressing to recommend to the everyday audience. It seems to be on automatic pilot. Horrible, sad things keep happening, but it just goes on.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    Jan 13, 2011
    50
    What makes this intriguing, yet woefully uneven film so relatable is that there is nothing about Ned's experience that seems extreme.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Melissa Anderson
    Jan 11, 2011
    50
    Levine, previously a writer for "Nip/Tuck," sets the bar low, content to work within the shopworn crises, lazy epiphanies, and eye-rolling moments of redemption that have become standard formula in Amerindie family dramedies of the past 20 years.
  9. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    Jan 13, 2011
    42
    At the movie's center, Schreiber approaches the role with a seriousness that lacks joy or any other colorful inflection.
  10. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matthew Nestel
    Jan 17, 2011
    40
    Auds will be wise to the contrived metaphors and realize there's not much going on below the surface except stock discourse.
  11. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Andrew Schenker
    Jan 11, 2011
    40
    Levine's dramedy not only gives Ned's middle-class crises a static, by-the-numbers treatment, it also feels compelled to adopt a ridiculously righteous moral tone.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    Jan 14, 2011
    25
    A 42-minute TV soap has more story than this limp and familiar tale of domestic woe.

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. T-G
    10
    I was very hesitant about watching this movie. I'm not usually a fan of dramas but for some reason I decided to watch it. Thank God I did! It is actually a great movie, with very relatable characters and a solid, yet simple plot. I really don't understand the poor reviews given to this realistic drama. I am a 19 year old male who is not really in touch with his emotions, and yet I felt sad for the characters through the tough times, and elated in the others! This is attributed to the sheer perfection of the actors, particularly Liev Schreiber and his gay son, played by Ezra Miller. They portray a very realistic representation of life and its problems. This movie is real, and tackles topics as common as homosexuality, stress and sexual boredom! The one tiny flaw I must highlight, is that there is one or two hitches in the plot which are slightly boring. But this movie is meant to depict the "Every Day" events of Ned and his families lives, the exciting and the not-so exciting, which it does!


    As I said before, I'm an average teenage male who is not effected greatly by emotional movies, but this one is an exception. I found myself engulfed in the world of this movie torn by the actions and reactions of the world inside the story. Its perfect blend of seriousness and light comedy, coupled with outstanding acting make it an extremely watchable and enjoyable movie. Obviously, this movie won't affect everyone in the same way as it did me, but I genuinely feel it deserves a chance, and I humble believe that it's low scores and ratings do not accurately portray its sheer brilliance!

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