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- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A couple who have known each other since 8 are destined to be together until death do them apart.
Directed By: Stephanie Laing
Written By: Bess Wohl
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 36 m
Irreplaceable You
34
5.1
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Summary A couple who have known each other since 8 are destined to be together until death do them apart.
Directed By: Stephanie Laing
Written By: Bess Wohl
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
34
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It would serve its audience better if it paid more attention to a stronger structure and a believable plot, but its flaws don’t keep it from being affecting for those who like their love stories on the lachrymose side.
The picture just lies there, inert and lifeless, despite the attractive and interesting cast and what must-have-looked like a can’t-miss premise.
The dialogue creates an arch and artificial mood, never sounding like real talk despite the clearly talented actors (Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman) playing the roles. The film itself seems to be in denial about its own story.
Wohl never manages to achieve the proper tonal blend. The result is neither sufficiently funny nor moving, lacking the truly daring humor that might have made the film a bracing dark comedy. It's a shame, considering the estimable ensemble.
The film's first half is so annoyingly glib and faux-amusing, it sets a misguided tone that distances instead of engages.
A half-baked tragic love story so desperately engineered to tear-jerk that it ceases to resemble anything human.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a charming actress who radiates poise and intelligence, which is why Irreplaceable You — in which her character acts in ways that are clearly self-destructive and counterproductive — rings so false.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
5.1
38% Positive
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38% Mixed
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25% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
5.1
38% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
38% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
25% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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