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Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversPointed and hilarious.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIts warm, occasionally off-putting individuality is more like what you look for in a friend than in a movie, and like a friend it invites you to see the unique beauty that lies under its superficial flaws.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIn working with Lynne Adams' script, Shalhoub, the esteemed star of the current USA series "Monk," gives his cast the inspiration and confidence to express the characters' many facets and seeming contradictions.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's never dull: Shalhoub's direction is smart, the dialogue is tart and the Adams' family shares a palpable intimacy that translates directly onto the screen.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWith Made-Up, the sisters Adams and Shalhoub (who is married to Brooke) have taken a playfully irreverent approach to middle-age rites of passage that comes with many opportunities for the performers to self-consciously "act."
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanLike picking out a family at random and walking into their house during dinnertime. Sure, their conversations are fascinating to them. But to you, it's just boring, meaningless chatter.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceA ham-fisted satire on the American obsession with appearance, Made-Up is ultimately self-defeating and even offensive.
- 40L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertVoice-overs and commentaries are piled on top of contrived intimate moments until, despite some easygoing performances, the movie -- the actual movie -- is a blur of undercooked motivations and halfhearted improv.
- 38New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannTries to be many things -- romantic comedy, mockumentary, a satire on beauty and aging -- but ends up succeeding at none.