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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe movie is Bateman's to steal, however, which he does early and often.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIf you want a relationship comedy that feels like last year's stuff, doesn't go far enough in any direction and is made watchable only by an overqualified ensemble, there's The Ex.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie is populated by dislikeable individuals doing unpleasant things but isn't redeemed by the vein of viciously black comedy that made "The War of the Roses" and "Bad Santa" such devilish pleasures.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe best jokes in this scattershot screwball satire of job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness and yuppie marital tensions have claws that leave scratches.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThe resulting hodgepodge has the feel of filmmaking by committee, the look of last-minute reshoots and the whiff of desperation. Not even Braff's cartoonish smirk is distracting enough to hide that.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenFor a comedy, it's not really funny.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIt's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny.
- 30VarietyVarietyA half-baked comedy torn between sincere emotion and over-the-top outrageousness.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustOriginally titled "Fast Track" when it was scheduled to open last January, neither the wait nor the new title makes it worthwhile. The only fast track here is the one to home video.
- 10Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonA stunningly insipid romance, marks an all-time low for actor Zach Braff -- his "Gigli," if you will.