A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.
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| Kermode & Mayo's Film ReviewMark KermodeThe bridge between quirky and irksome is very, very small, but I actually really liked it... It did a very good job of capturing the awkward intimacy of relations, particularly of estranged relations. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenAs the film moves elegantly between past and present, Brooks proves a keen observer of behavior and the pitfalls of overthinking. Finding complex beauty in what would be merely obvious in a lesser work, her delightful feature taps into a rarely broached, generally female coming-of-age dilemma: the fear of losing yourself before you know who you are. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe pic may have an unlikely story (in real-world love affairs, this kind of second chance rarely ends happily), but benefits from unusually authentic performances. |
| RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaAny movie that can bring to mind a Joni Mitchell song as the credits roll — “Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone” — has earned its keep. |
| The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe Boy Downstairs straddles a patchy line between comedy and drama with mixed results, but when all is said and done, the auspicious film acts like a mature consideration of the scariness of vulnerability and laying your heart on the line. |
| Observer (UK)Simran HansIt offers a valuable insight into how young women can be just as bumbling, emotionally inept and ambivalent about commitment as men. |
| Daily Mail (UK)Brian VinerIt really is very easy to believe in - another rarity for a romcom. |
| Film InquiryChloe WalkerThough the film is small in scope, and much more adept at comedy than romance, first-time writer-director Sophie Brooks tells her story with appealing simplicity, and Zosia Mamet's first lead performance makes you wonder why on earth it is her first. |
| ColliderAubrey PageBrooks perfectly captures the party dynamic of young Brooklyn gatherings, vividly skewering hipster hookup culture and mustachioed meet-cutes on rooftops, while still managing to approach her central love story with maximum pathos. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyThe screenplay of this post-mumblecore, millennial When Harry Met Sally trades on good humour and scarlet-making awkward situations. |
