A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
Watching Jenkins and O'Hara go at it (in more ways than one) is especially terrific fun.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
18 Oct 2013
rotten:
The tone is irresolute, as if Zicherman, a self-proclaimed A.C.O.D., hadn't fully resolved his feelings before spinning them into this lumpy comedic drama.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
17 Oct 2013
rotten:
Promising premise goes nowhere.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
15 Oct 2013
rotten:
The film is too broad to be discerning, but there are a few laughs here and there, thanks to a solid comedic ensemble.
– Drew Hunt,
Chicago Reader,
11 Oct 2013
fresh:
"A.C.O.D." may leave a slightly sour aftertaste. As a look at the state of modern monogamy - or at least our enduring if misguided faith in it - it's refreshingly acerbic.