"[The film] fills its scenes with bright surprises while making an appealing new case for the old-fashioned notion of soul mates."
Wall Street Journal (07/29/2011)
3 stars out of 4 -- "CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE is a sweet romantic comedy about good-hearted people....Marisa Tomei enters the movie as a tornado of warm comic energy."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/27/2011)
"[T]he interplay between Carell and Gosling generates most of the comedy....Gosling and Stone, too, have wonderful chemistry..."
A.V. Club - Scott Tobias (07/28/2011)
"[R]emarkably sane and reasonably smart....This movie, packed with appealing stars, is a smooth blend of modern comic genres with a surprising undercurrent of dark, difficult emotion."
New York Times - A. O. Scott (07/29/2011)
"Everyone in CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE is served well by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's crisp, intelligent direction. Their instincts keep the story moving deftly..."
Movieline - Stephanie Zacharek (07/28/2011)
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] crazy funny delight....The only thing 3D about this sexy, hilarious romp is a script full of three-dimensional human beings."
Box Office - Pete Hammond (07/22/2011)
"CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE is one from the heart and one for the heart....It may well restore your faith in the very possibility of love, to say nothing of romantic comedies."
Los Angeles Times - Betsy Sharkey (07/29/2011)
"CRAZY is clever....The script sets up rote situations, then turns them on their head or takes them in unexpected directions."
Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt (07/21/2011)
3 stars out of 4 -- "What makes CRAZY STUPID LOVE a cut above is actors who let pain seep into the laughs. Here's a comedy you really can take to heart."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (08/04/2011)
"[A] terrifically amusing study in contemporary behavior....Carell gives a ruefully funny and lived-in performance..." -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (08/05/2011)
4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a funny movie that tiptoes into adult pain, and it's full of witty touches..."
Total Film - Jonathan Crocker (10/01/2011)