A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.
"Adult Beginners" has enough going on to work as a mostly unchallenging time-passer, and nothing more.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Apr 2015
fresh:
"Adult Beginners" doesn't reinvent the comeuppance comedy, and it's a better movie because of it.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
30 Apr 2015
fresh:
"Adult Beginners" is one of those agreeable small-scale movies that doesn't seem particularly ambitious; its only goal is to charm, and it does so, irresistibly.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
30 Apr 2015
rotten:
Adult Beginners has no agenda for subtlety.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
7 May 2015
fresh:
A satisfying enough slice of semi-content suburban life ...