Reviews for this film from our members:
- Nicholas Bell @ IONCINEMA.com
- Excerpt: an aggravating, arrogant, and entertaining portrait of the toxicity of ill-suited relationships and the narcissistic danger of letting success consume your livelihood.
- Josh Brunsting @ The CriterionCast
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a comedic caution on the self destructive inclinations of the ego
- Tony Dayoub @ Cinema Viewfinder
- Excerpt: Director Alex Ross Perry has titled LISTEN UP PHILIP aptly as Philip is put in situation after situation where that admonition, could he hear it, might put the writer on the right track in life. Instead, Philip lives his life in a permanent mode of emotional disengagement.
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: [T]he film’s single-minded depiction of Philip’s poisonous personality is almost as fascinating as the character is unpleasant.
- Charlie Juhl @ Citizen Charlie
- Excerpt: The film’s intellectual conversations are enjoyable to follow but Alex Ross Perry’s experiment is not strong enough to recommend Philip.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: Listen Up Philip is acidic and sharply played, but apart from some bitter laughs and glimpses of great fake book covers, it’s a hassle when everyone else is way more interesting than the titular Philip.
- Donald Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Don Lewis @ Film Threat
- Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Kristy Puchko @ Kristy Puchko
- Excerpt: Between the slapdash and choking cinematography, the oppressive narration, and the hideous characters, I didn’t find anything fun or funny in this so-called “comedy.”
- Sarah Ward @ Concrete Playground
