Meet Cute

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If you don’t stress over the logistics of time travel and are willing to appreciate the “deeper meanings” that are on full display, then check out this beautifully shot love letter to the messiness of New York City and life itself.

The Guardian by Adrian Horton

As hard as Cuoco and Davidson try at chemistry – and Cuoco, at least, seems to be really trying – this umpteenth spin on the Groundhog Day time loop is more irksome than endearing, cutesy than actually cute, a downward spiral of uncomfortably performed neuroticism that devolves into a borderline indefensible ending.

CNN by Brian Lowry

The formula is obviously full of potential, which explains why writers keep returning to it, from “50 First Dates” to the recent Andy Samberg movie “Palm Springs.” Yet the concept is also fraught with peril.

The New York Times by Calum Marsh

Of course, these logistical problems would be excusable if the romance at the center of the movie were remotely compelling or if the jokes were actually funny.

Consequence by Clint Worthington

Behind Meet Cute‘s smart performances and effortless humor lies a bittersweet tale about the agony of choosing to live another day, of making decisions not knowing whether they’re the right ones.

Paste Magazine by Jesse Hassenger

Meet Cute has more on its mind than so many mid-2000s rom-coms, and sure looks a hell of a lot better, so it’s all the more crushing when so much of it turns out to be just as gratingly plastic.

The A.V. Club by Jordan Hoffman

There aren’t any clever moments, just a parade of clichés you’ve seen in many other indie romances.

IndieWire by Kate Erbland

It’s both entertaining and smart as hell.

RogerEbert.com by Nick Allen

The romantic fantasies and the time travel plotting of “Meet Cute” are a total mismatch.

Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper

Cuoco and Davidson make for an endearingly offbeat, magnetic pairing; the two actors are up to the challenge of playing different shades within their respective characters.