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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshIt’s a winning setup, and the director, Daryl Wein, escalates the action shrewdly, with clever rom-com engineering.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeWhile Something from Tiffany’s is unlikely to rise to the higher regions of any genre fan’s best-of list (it’s too frothy to even rise to the middle), there’s something engagingly earnest about its relative lack of meta self-awareness and robust attempts to look and feel like the studio meet-cutes so many of us were raised on.
- 50Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonNobody expects all Christmas movies to be masterpieces. But it’s hard not to be disappointed by low-energy affairs like Tiffany’s, which is nothing more than a mindless attempt at adhering to the Christmas movie algorithm. Even the Grinch would probably ask for something more.
- 50TheWrapFran HoepfnerTheWrapFran HoepfnerFor the Christmas romcom devotee, it will provide a breath of fresh air in its competency of craft, though for those looking to dip a toe into the genre, Something From Tiffany’s is almost too grounded and complacent in its lack of drama.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichAdapted from the Melissa Hill novel of the same name, Something from Tiffany’s starts with a premise sweatier than Patrick Ewing at halftime, forcing Tamara Chestna’s script to untangle some ultra-messy story beats when it needs to be more focused on sparking a love connection.
- 50The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonThe A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonDirector Daryl Wein makes a commendable, if ultimately flawed, attempt at making a memorable holiday romance from Tamara Chestna’s anemic screenplay, adapted from the novel by Melissa Hill. Though it bears the appearance of a winter confection, it has about as much substance as an over-yeasted loaf of bread.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerSan Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerSomething From Tiffany’s rides the line between Hallmark cheese and the Hollywood gloss of big-screen rom-coms once headlined by its producer, Reese Witherspoon. It emerges as a top entry in the former category and a middling example of the latter, with lots of nice moments along the way.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAlthough Something from Tiffany’s was shot in a festive, lit-up New York City, there’s a flatness to the look and tone of the film that keeps it from crossing the line from “something to put on while wrapping presents” to “something to watch with the whole family every Christmas.”
- 30Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonScreen RantPatrice WitherspoonSomething from Tiffany’s lacks a good enough script and the chemistry it needs to make anyone want to sit through another holiday rom-com.
- 25RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesOverlong at a mere 87 minutes, there's nothing timeless or elegant about this flop entirely composed of elements derived from much better films.