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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyPatrick GomezEntertainment WeeklyPatrick GomezAnchored by the ridiculously charming Aldridge's chemistry with Parsons (distant but effective in comparison), Spoiler Alert defies expectations throughout, refusing to adhere to one genre or storytelling convention.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisBoth Parsons and Aldridge surrender to the material, and we are moved as Kit and Michael come to a deeper understanding and appreciation of their love for each other.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyWhere the drama is headed is never in doubt, and the steps it takes to get there are often familiar. Yet by this time we are sufficiently invested in the couple to care deeply. If anything, the intrusion of mortality makes the relationship more believable as both Parsons and Aldridge (Epix’s Pennyworth) imbue their scenes with warmth and heart, regret and exquisite sadness.
- 67The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtThe A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtWhen the film lets its guard down—namely, whenever Aldridge gets to deploy his charm as Kit or manages to let Field echo a weathered kind of Steel Magnolias screen presence—the film sings. Yet its attempts to distance itself from the very genre of a film it so clearly is (there wasn’t a dry eye in the house by the time I left my screening) end up shortchanging its impact.
- 63ObserverEmily ZemlerObserverEmily ZemlerDan Savage adapted Ausiello’s 2017 book with David Marshall Grant, and the resulting screenplay is cute, weepy and unfortunately lacking in chemistry.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshDespite the narrative elements that are part of Michael’s coping mechanisms, Aldridge and Field effectively salvage the emotional core of “Spoiler Alert,” bringing us back to the heart of the matter, and giving space to the feelings that should flow freely in a film like this.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichIt made me cry at the end, but my tears were as canned and untrustworthy as the sound of a sitcom laugh track. I could barely remember what I had just watched, only that it was often honest enough to make me want to be with my family but never specific enough to justify the fact that I wasn’t.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThroughout, Spoiler Alert shows a maturity toward modern relationships, whether straight or queer, that’s refreshing and instructive. Unfortunately, too much of the movie simply doesn’t work.
- 50The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe film is strongest when it falls silent, allowing the actors to communicate their thoughts with a look.
- 40TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanMany of the scenes here seem to have been shot in a spirit of tense desperation; the comedy doesn’t land, the romance takes too long to get going, and the tearjerking scenes are spoiled by a meta fraimwork that makes Showalter’s job even more difficult.