A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Paul Rudd is charming, and some of the scenes are intelligently written and played, but at a recent screening people on all sides of me were squirming in discomfort.
– David Denby,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
There is a movie fighting to get out of The Object of My Affection, and I like it better than the movie it's trapped in.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
This comedy is content to enjoy the beguiling antics of Ms. Aniston, who is as skillful here as she is miscast, and to let its colorful minor characters give it a sitcom spin.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The best romantic comedy so far this year.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
rotten:
The plot's hokey contrivances and the theatrical shtick tend to prevail over the sporadic moments of insight and emotional truth.