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Literally, Right Before Aaron
A young man attends the wedding of his ex-girlfriend.
13 September 1985, New Mexico, USA
22 April 1980, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
2 April 1987, Andover, Massachusetts, USA
2 June 1978, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
8 December 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
22 April 1978, Santa Cruz, California, USA
5 July 1981, San Diego, California, USA
4 January 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
September 28, 2017
A romantic comedy for grown-ups, as sweet as it is bitter, Literally, Right Before Aaron is smart and funny and brave enough to know when to be bleak.
September 28, 2017
The film ends with a riff on the final moments of The Graduate, a frustrating suggestion of a much better work.
April 30, 2017
It's hard to imagine Literally, Right Before Aaron existing without The Graduate as a template.
September 25, 2017
"Literally, Right Before Aaron" is a strange piece of work. It's tonally confused to the point of incoherence.
September 27, 2017
Pathetic 'anti-romantic' comedy, revolving around a petulant jerk.
September 28, 2017
Unless you're related to one of the actors, there is no reason to buy a ticket to this mess. Literally.
September 22, 2017
A little ex-is-getting-married pathos, five big laughs -- a funny variation on the "invite my ex to my wedding" formula.
September 28, 2017
The problem here is Mr. Long's Adam, a twitchy knot of tics and self-pity. He invites our sympathy - especially when contrasted with the smarmy Aaron - but doesn't really deserve it.
September 29, 2017
Somewhere, down the line, some young would-be filmmaker will stumble on to this film on Netflix, see how something like this could get financed, and will become inspired to make their own movie for all the wrong reasons.
September 28, 2017
It's clear that Adam is the actual worst, but it's not clear if "Literally, Right Before Aaron" is aware of exactly how bad he is.
September 28, 2017
Eggold's better with the darker, more emotional areas of the plot, capturing the intensity of bad decisions when they're motivated by desperation, and the sting of love that's no longer returned.