
Barry: he slacks off at work, savors one-nights stands, and is getting older (young people call him "sir"). Then, he loses his testicles in an assault and gets a letter saying he's to become a father. He can't remember the woman and asks if she'll meet with him: she's Ginger, a solitary waspish woman about his age. He acknowledges paternity and wants to be a part of the pregnancy and parenthood. With reluctance and lots of put-downs, Ginger introduces him to her family, inclu... (Full plot summary below)
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Barry: he slacks off at work, savors one-nights stands, and is getting older (young people call him "sir"). Then, he loses his testicles in an assault and gets a letter saying he's to become a father. He can't remember the woman and asks if she'll meet with him: she's Ginger, a solitary waspish woman about his age. He acknowledges paternity and wants to be a part of the pregnancy and parenthood. With reluctance and lots of put-downs, Ginger introduces him to her family, including the favored younger sister, and allows him to come with her to her doctor's. With his own father issues, a canny boss, brittle Ginger, and her vampy sister, can Barry hang in there?
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfAn oddball feature lacking a fine point to tie it all together, but it spotlights a cast game to try something new for a change, committing to the aimlessness with endearing slack-jawed concentration. |
| Bullz-Eye.comJason ZingaleManages to be both funny and touching when it doesn't seem capable of either. |
| Cinema WriterJay AntaniD'Arienzo's screenplay and direction goes for a cross between naturalism and absurdity, but it's largely a queasy, oil-and-water blend. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeLike a frumpy version of "Knocked Up" playing out in a sadder, stranger world, Barry Munday offers two icky humans and hopes that, by the tale's end, we'll be happy they're procreating. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanYou watch it, you shrug, you go about your day. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleGreer's wallflower is bitter, and their respective families - played by Jean Smart, Malcolm McDowell, Cybill Shepherd and Chloë Sevigny - come off like a second-rate sitcom's castoffs. |
| Can MagazineFred TopelBarry remains immature in serious situations like a doctors office. He does follow a respectable character arc, never sacrificing humor to learn his lessons. |
| Metromix.comGeoff BerkshireJust what we need, another self-consciously quirky indie comedy as low on laughs as it is on inspiration. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThis sluggishly paced quirkfest is awfully sophomoric for a film all about giving up the facile thrills of youth for the responsibilities of adulthood. |
| L.A. WeeklyKarina LongworthA dreadfully unfunny slog through contemporary dysfunctional family indie cliché. |