Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used To Know is a bold and nuanced romantic comedy that whilst entertaining, struggles to find a consistent tone.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 7, 2025

... it does have some glaring issues that will leave you feeling rather confused and some characters that will get on your nerves.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 8, 2024

Moments of heart and genuine emotion immediately hampered by humor involving sensitive bodily parts (or fluids). If you want to make a heartfelt rom-com, stuff like this needs to be on the cutting room floor.

| Original Score: D+ | Mar 6, 2024

Kept reminding me of better movies I wish I was watching

| Feb 28, 2024

Somebody I Used to Know is not a movie anyone would want to root for the protagonist — except maybe when it’s about finding new creativity and getting a second chance.

| Sep 8, 2023

Somebody I Used to Know presents a cast packed with chemistry and holds interesting themes, but the formulaic screenplay lacks depth and greater care regarding character treatment.

| Original Score: C | Jul 25, 2023

Brie and Franco highlight something that’s seldom talked about in the romance genre or its subgenres: women always need to choose between love and ambition, while men can merely wait for someone to come along who will cater to their needs.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2023

At heart “Somebody I Used to Know” is about the messy reasons people do things (alone and with and to each other) and the separation between what is said, done and felt.

| Original Score: B- | May 1, 2023

Instead of standing out more like his last film starring Brie, Franco’s latest disappears into that late night streaming service pile of goods due to a story that borrows more than it creates. It could have been better.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 28, 2023

Somebody I Used to Know is as much about self-discovery as it is about romance. A rom-com in structure sure, this film investigates how sometimes our determination towards the path we think we need to be on may keep us from happiness.

| Apr 6, 2023

It’s genuinely nice to see a good indie romcom that gently subverts but does not try to reinvent the genre. It’s a solid date movie, and that’s just not something the marketplace offers much of anymore.

| Mar 6, 2023

A more mature rom-com, Somebody I used to Know doesn’t quite refreshen the genre but it brings some hope that it still has a pulse, in big part because of the lovely Alison Brie.

| Mar 1, 2023

Somebody I Used to Know was a fine departure from the typical movies that come out every year around Valentine’s Day. [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 27, 2023

There’s not a single moment in the film that is palpably authentic or genuinely romantic, but the ensemble nonetheless puts their pluckiest foot forward.

| Original Score: C- | Feb 25, 2023

Franco and Brie set out to show the protagonist's worst but also, see if she can (or can't) redeem herself. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 24, 2023

If nothing else, Somebody I Used To Know is a welcome reminder that [Alison] Brie remains one of our most undersung performers.

| Feb 24, 2023

There’s no doubt that Somebody I Used to Know (which references the Gotye song in title only) is an intelligent and sweet romp. Brie is an undeniable talent as are Ellis and Clemons, who all exude an infectious humanity.

| Feb 23, 2023

How the story resolves itself is one of the more inspired and thoughtful narrative gambits in recent memory, landing on a hard-won emotional maturity.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 21, 2023

This Amazon Prime romcom, which has no idea how loathsome its protagonist is, is the month’s worst film

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 19, 2023

The Brie character is not a likeable or interesting one.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 19, 2023