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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA smart, sharply observed, highly affable look at contemporary relationships that finally injects a little life in the stagnating genre.
- 67Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIf a movie that uses the word "relationship" 7,000 times puts your teeth on edge, stay away.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIts strength is its humor, which is half-"Seinfeld" and half-"Sex in the City." There's a reason why those shows ran for only 30 minutes each - it's difficult to sustain comedic momentum for longer, as becomes apparent here.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneTrust the Man could easily carry the following subtitle: "Men Who Behave Like Petulant, Spoiled Children and the Women Who Decide It's Easier to Love Them As-Is Than To Try to Turn Them Into Grownups."
- 50Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayTrust the Man quickly begins to feel hopelessly derivative of other, better movies.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasTrust The Man presents itself as a funny, insightful Manhattan relationship comedy in Woody Allen mode, but morphs into the phoniest of Hollywood rom-coms.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumCan these banal relationships between undifferentiated lovelies be saved?
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorEmerges a weakling comedy of manners.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceWriter-director Bart Freundlich (Moore's husband) has nothing to say and nowhere to go with this material, except to the most contrived ending this side of a "Will & Grace" episode.