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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Well-acted and directed, Is This Thing On? works as a character study and a portrait of healing through laughter.
- Chris Barsanti @ Slant Magazine
- Excerpt: Bradley Cooper’s third feature is playfully fascinated with the art and psychology of performance.
- Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: Is This Thing On? is a much different type of film from Cooper’s first two directorial efforts, A Star is Born and Maestro, and it’s nice to see the filmmaker offer something new. It has a relatable story for anyone who has ever been married while offering an element of uniqueness with someone discovering an undiscovered skill late in life.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Arnett, asea separately, and Dern, energetic on her own, are just wonderful together, convincing of a long held partnership that could use some refreshing, each changing for the better having been given room to grow. Cooper is great comic relief…
- Jason Flatt @ But Why Tho
- Excerpt: Is This Thing On is a well-conceived and solidly executed attempt to show stubborn people in all their complexity as they age, drift apart, and realize the wonders that communicating about their feelings can do for them and their relationship.
- [New] | Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Finds genuine power in a loose, freeform structure. It’s more about truth than punchlines.
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The drama is sound, the comedy softens its heavy emotions, Arnett gets to act, Dern is great, and Cooper brilliantly takes the piss out of himself to laugh at everyone who believes he directs solely to win a Best Actor Oscar.
- Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Will Arnett erupts onto the screen as a real dramatic actor in Bradley Cooper’s thoughtfully funny ‘Is This Thing On?’, a midlife crisis story that tackles themes of commitment and purpose with striking clarity. Laura Dern, unsurprisingly, remains a standout.
- Sebastian Zavala @ Cinencuentro.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: The story’s structure is predictable—so much so that you’ll probably be able to guess the ending from the first minute—but the performances are so good and the tone so honest and relatable that it doesn’t end up mattering much.
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