The Year of Spectacular Men
In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating pool and a debilitating fear of top-sheets, all in between X-Files marathons. Comically unsuccessful in love over the course the year, including five half-hearted relationships with astoundingly self-centered men, Izzy resigns herself to the support of her mother and sister, who are struggling with their own relationship problems. Seeing herself in them, Izzy gradually gains the confidence to be honest and vulnerable.
10 November 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 February 1992, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 July 1965, San Francisco, California, USA
16 August 1993, Santa Monica, California, USA
31 May 1961, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
22 February 1985, Montpelier, Ohio, USA
6 March 1969, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
28 May 1979, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
1 May 1988, Long Island, New York, USA
14 April 1964, Newark, Ohio, USA
June 18, 2018
The narrative sloppily whizzes through character introductions, making the sometimes-comical hodgepodge of plot points seem unmotivated and nonsensical.
June 18, 2018
The story is at its best when it zeros in on Izzy and Sabrina's relationship, and the real-life sisters manage to recreate a genuinely believably big-sis-little-sis dynamic.
June 15, 2018
Not everything works, but the Deutch sisters are a delight in every scene they share, and Madelyn has an unusual screen presence and a feel for the absurd that marks this 27-year-old as a talent to watch.
June 15, 2018
Kind of grows on you over time.
June 14, 2018
Lea Thompson's theatrical directing debut works best as a showcase for daughters Madelyn and Zoey Deutch who bring a real life zing to their fictional sister act
June 15, 2018
For a film that marks both a screenwriting debut and a big screen directing debut, "The Year Of Spectacular Men" makes very few rookie mistakes, and the ones it does are easily outweighed by the snap of the dialogue.
June 14, 2018
Even in... spotty passages, it is the movie's saving grace that its family acting troupe faces the gobbledygook with openhearted silliness and sincerity.
June 15, 2018
A good-looking yet slim and meandering hybrid of a romantic comedy, family drama and coming-of-age story.
June 18, 2018
Relish the pleasures couched in a breezy, bawdy, screwball tale of familial bonding, but take to heart their doleful implications.
June 14, 2018
Deutch's screenplay ... seems uncertain of its purpose.
June 21, 2018
Given that the most affecting love stories involve the sisters and their mother; the few scenes with this close-knit trio are the film's highlights.
June 18, 2018
Proves that in the battle of the sexes, imperfect women trump "spectacular" men time and time again.
