Definitely, Maybe - Rotten Tomatoes

Critic Reviews for Definitely, Maybe · November 17, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | · This is straight-up young people whining about their relationships. · It's sweet natured ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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Definitely,Maybe Videos 2:58 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-Definitely...Maybe 1:55 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-ATerriblyTimedProposal 2:45 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-Summer'sDiary 2:40 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-Smoke-Off 2:26 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-ApriltheCopyGirl 3:00 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-FinalCountdownforApril 2:49 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-TheHappyEndingIsYou 2:09 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-MayaSolvestheMystery 2:25 Definitely,Maybe:OfficialClip-ADrunkenLoveConfession ViewAllVideos(9) Definitely,Maybe Photos ViewAllPhotos(63) MovieInfo WillHayes(RyanReynolds),athirtysomethingManhattanite,isinthemiddleofdivorceproceedingswhenhisyoungdaughter(AbigailBreslin)askshimabouthislifebeforemarriage,includinghowhemetandfellinlovewithhermother.Willflashesbackto1992andrecountshisromanceswiththreewomen,changingtheirnamessothathisdaughtermustguesswhichonebecamehiswife. Rating: PG-13(SexualContent|Language|Smoking|SomeFrankDialogue) Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy OriginalLanguage: English Director: AdamBrooks Producer: TimBevan, EricFellner Writer: AdamBrooks ReleaseDate(Theaters): Feb14,2008  wide ReleaseDate(Streaming): Jun24,2008 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $32.0M Runtime: 1h52m Distributor: UniversalPictures SoundMix: DolbySRD,DTS,SDDS AspectRatio: Scope(2.35:1) Cast&Crew RyanReynolds WillHayes IslaFisher April AbigailBreslin MayaHayes RachelWeisz SummerHartley DerekLuke RussellT.McCormack ElizabethBanks Emily KevinKline HamptonRoth KevinCorrigan Simon AdamFerrara Gareth LianeBalaban Kelly NestorSerrano ArthurRobredo JaimeTirelli Rafael AlexieGilmore Olivia DaleLeigh BillClinton MarcBonan Kevin AdamBrooks Director AdamBrooks Writer TimBevan Producer EricFellner Producer LizaChasin ExecutiveProducer BobbyCohen ExecutiveProducer FlorianBallhaus Cinematographer StephanieCarroll ProductionDesign PeterTeschner FilmEditor GaryJones CostumeDesigner ClintMansell OriginalMusic LauraRosenthal Casting AliFarrell Casting PeterRogness ArtDirector EllenChristiansen SetDecoration ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforDefinitely,Maybe AllCritics(148) |TopCritics(48) |Fresh(104) |Rotten(44) FullReview… MelissaAnderson TimeOut FullReview… JordanHoffman UGO FullReview… XanBrooks Guardian FullReview… DavidDenby NewYorker FullReview… RichardRoeper Ebert&Roeper FullReview… BrianTallerico TheDeadbolt FullReview… RichardPropes TheIndependentCritic.com FullReview… MichealCompton BowlingGreenDailyNews FullReview… DanDiNicola TheDailyGazette(Schenectady,NY) FullReview… BrianD.Johnson Maclean'sMagazine FullReview… MikeScott Times-Picayune FullReview… TonyMedley tonymedley.com ViewAllCriticReviews(148) AudienceReviewsforDefinitely,Maybe Jul07,2019 Averycharmingfilm,entertainingtobits,withgreatperformances(especiallyRyanReynolds'),thoughtheplotiscomplicatedattimesandthesadmomentsaretooheartbreaking... SergeE SuperReviewer Jan05,2018 I'vealwayshadasoftspotforthisone,andwelldoneromanticcomediesingeneral.Yes,theyarelightningrodsforcriticism,sometimesborderingonschmaltzand/orformulaic.However,'Definitely,Maybe'avoidsallthatreasonablywell,andisasentertainingformeastheclassicfilmsofthisgenrefromyesteryear,withascriptpepperedwithfunnylines,agreatcast,andanendearingplot.Ayounggirl(AbigailBreslin)demandsthatherfather(RyanReynolds)tellheraboutthetimehemethermother,andwhyitisthatdespitefallinginlovethen,they'renowheadingfordivorce.Reynoldsagreesundertheconditionhewon'trevealwhichofthewomeninthestoryofhispastultimatelybecamehermother.Toldinaflashback,weseehisearlyyearsworkingontheBillClintonpresidentialcampaign,andthewomeninhislife(ElizabethBanks,IslaFisher,andRachelWeisz).Alloftheprincipalsturninstrongperformances,withIslaFisherinparticulardialingupherconsiderablecharms.Thesubplotofcollectingoldeditionsof'JaneEyre'withinscriptionsinthem,alongwiththescenewiththeline"IkeptthebookbecauseitwastheonlythingthatIhadleftofyou"istouching.TheproposalsceneinCentralParkisalsofantastic.DirectorAdamBrookscapturessomegreatshotsinNewYorkandincludesagreatsoundtrack.Thisisasmart,funny,andentertainingrom-com. AntoniusB SuperReviewer Sep06,2016 HowmuchdidBrooksgetpaidtowritethiscrap?Noonewilleverknow.IhadtostartskippingtobetterpartscuzIwascompletelyboredafter20minutes.Ijustcan'tbelievetheplot,charactersnortheSCORE.That'showbadthefilmwas.Itwasnotfunny,itwasnotclever,itwasplainboring. SylvesterK SuperReviewer Jul09,2011 It'safreshentranceintherom-comgenrethathasitsshareofcharmingperformancesandascriptthatjustkeepsyouguessing. IlyaasH SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. 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