It's incredibly contrived and it really shouldn't work, but kind of does.

| Jan 18, 2024

Meg Ryan is back, in a rom-com! [...] And that idea, unfortunately, is as good as it gets.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 19, 2023

Aims to be an adorably quirky romcom but plays out as such a surreally purgatorial ordeal that at one point I found myself wondering, Wait, are they actually dead? Am I? Is this what hell looks like?

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 17, 2023

The cloud of dissatisfaction I felt after watching it kept trying to reshape its molecules into a better movie, albeit one that could live only in my head.

| Nov 7, 2023

The key is understanding that nobody makes it to that age without handling as much baggage as an airport. That’s what makes Ms. Ryan’s second directorial effort a surprising treat.

| Nov 6, 2023

The chemistry between Duchovny and Ryan takes flight long before the planes are ready to board.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 6, 2023

What Happens Later has such a chip on its shoulder about its relationship to its own maligned genre that it never actually gets around to much by way of pleasure, which you might argue is that genre’s main purpose.

| Nov 3, 2023

Ryan’s return to the romcom might remind us of her rare skillset within the genre but it also makes us crave more, the answer to What Happens Later being ultimately: not that much.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 3, 2023

“What Happens Later” doesn't reach the heights of Ryan’s beloved romantic comedies, but its sweet comforts might be just the ticket if you’re looking for laughter-through-tears on the couch on a Sunday afternoon.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 3, 2023

What’s missing in “What Happens Later” is outright startling: whimsy. Or maybe it’s heart — or both? Basically, there’s something vacant behind the metaphoric eyes of the film, because there’s nothing going on beneath the surface.

| Nov 3, 2023

It’s a delight to welcome Meg Ryan back to the silver screen after an extended hiatus, and in the genre she helped rejuvenate. Innovatively eschewing genre tropes, she favors authentic character drive — with just a little twee magic sprinkled in.

| Nov 2, 2023

Drab, grayscale shots of a man and woman sitting at the gate are not my idea of a good time, especially when underscored by David Boman’s sappy Hallmark movie music.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Nov 2, 2023

What Happens Later has a wily charm about it in the way that it just keeps pushing — pushing to be noticed, pushing to be obvious, pushing to be loved. If it doesn't all the way work, it's a commendable effort and a reminder of Ryan's considerable charms.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 2, 2023

“What Happens Later” is so deeply heartfelt and so beautifully performed that it stirs something within — a hope, not necessarily for an airport rendezvous but for a moment of healing, the kind that everyone desires and everyone deserves.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 2, 2023

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny are ready for a better, more rewarding film than What Happens Later.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 2, 2023

While it’s unlikely to join the rom-com pantheon, its charming leads and humorous truths do invoke the spirit of Ephron, to whom the film is dedicated.

| Nov 2, 2023

"What Happens Later" does give off the feel of an Ephron film, and that's meant as a compliment since laughter, reflection, compassion and even understanding and misunderstandings.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 1, 2023

“What Happens Later” is no rom-com, but it’s a surprisingly moving chapter in Ryan’s screen story; a gentle reminder that we carry our pasts with us — and that sometimes, we get a second chance to make things right.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 1, 2023

This might have worked as a short film or a 30-minute 온라인카지노추천 episode, but as a feature film, it grows increasingly cloying as the minutes tick on.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 1, 2023

A young audience may not fully appreciate the existential quandary the two principals face here. But those with a little more life under their belts will likely feel differently.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2023