
Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of Lester's slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant best-selling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out if Dashiell still has any feelings for her.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of Lester's slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant best-selling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out if Dashiell still has any feelings for her.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenIts easygoing and engaging quality masks how rare an accomplishment it is to create something achingly true as well as amusing, as wise about people as it is about the craft of film. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchEllen FuttermanAs events in Mr. Jealousy grow more entangled, there is no corresponding escalation in the pace of the movie, and Baumbach misses out on some laughs...But Mr. Jealousy is one of those movies where the less assured passages are a good sign, the mark of a director trying something new. |
| Chicago TribuneMonica EngWhile the plot suffers from a few sit-comish aspects and some dumbly juvenile joking around between Lester and his buddies, the film gains strength from small, nutty scenes, dead-on reactions and off-the-wall lines that almost seem improvised. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumBaumbach's best trait as a filmmaker remains his handling of actors. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenEssentially a character study of one of the seven deadly sins... |
| The Moving Picture ShowJoe LeydonYou probably haven't heard a lot about writer-director Noah Baumbach yet. Trust me, you will. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe writer/director may have a deep understanding of his material, but Mr. Jealousy doesn't offer anything original or remarkable, and, while what the film is saying often strikes a responsive chord, that alone isn't enough to earn it an enthusiastic recommendation. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMr. Jealousy isn't quite successful, but it does provide more evidence of Baumbach's talent. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe film, which is better written than staged, could have been funnier if its actors weren't playing against type. |
| New TimesLuke Y. ThompsonOverlong, mediocre romantic comedy that barely even delivers on its premise. |