
As he eases into adulthood at the age of forty, Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman), the over-educated, under-employed heir to the Valmont Hotel fortune, is cut off from his allowance following his parents abrupt divorce and tossed out into the unforgiving streets of the Upper West Side. Luckily, he is taken in by his old friend Dylan (Billy Crudup), and returns the favor by immediately falling for Dylan's girlfriend Beatrice (Olivia Wilde). As Conrad attempts to woo Beatrice whil... (Full plot summary below)
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As he eases into adulthood at the age of forty, Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman), the over-educated, under-employed heir to the Valmont Hotel fortune, is cut off from his allowance following his parents abrupt divorce and tossed out into the unforgiving streets of the Upper West Side. Luckily, he is taken in by his old friend Dylan (Billy Crudup), and returns the favor by immediately falling for Dylan's girlfriend Beatrice (Olivia Wilde). As Conrad attempts to woo Beatrice while keeping both their relationship and his bank balance secret, Dylan tries to set him up with Jocelyn (Jenny Slate). Ever committed to the charade that he eventually finds difficult to maintain, Conrad quickly realizes his charm can only extend so far into debt. Now deep into an extensional reflection, will it take losing everything to make Conrad realize what he can truly become?
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| AV ClubMike D'AngeloAggressively derivative though The Longest Week is, however, it’s clearly the work not of a lazy thief, but of a raw talent who’s still struggling to find his own voice. In the meantime, his impressions are pretty darn impressive. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfI'm all for a celebration of the movies we love, but The Longest Week quickly becomes mimicry, losing any emotional pull as it strives to preserve the hospital corners of other, better helmers. |
| Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweA blithely derivative romantic comedy that isn’t without a certain smug charm. |
| McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreThe considerable charms of Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde get a considered workout in the lightly charming New York romance The Longest Week. It’s a droll comedy, with a droll narration. |
| We Got This CoveredDominic MillBateman charms, Wilde pouts, and nothing much else happens in The Longest Week's convoluted analysis of aimless privilege. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoTiresome romcom doesn't live up to promise; some iffy stuff. |
| Paste MagazineMelissa WellerThroughout the film, the writing is heady but heartless, as if Glanz means to occupy the intellectual high ground by exploiting tired romantic clichés and passing off his finger pointing as evidence of self-righteousness. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLike so many filmmaking wunderkinds who could have used a course in common sense, Glanz is technically assured but emotionally hollow. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt takes effort to turn a movie with a cast as appealing as the one in The Longest Week into a grating exercise in narcissism, but writer and director Peter Glanz proves up to the task. |
| New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJust like the character of Conrad, the movie coasts on confidence without ever proving it has a soul. |