Critic Reviews

• Ronnie Scheib, Variety

  As [Burns'] characters grow older and more entrenched in borrowed luxury (Buzzy is a physical trainer who married into money), their charm wears increasingly thin.

• Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

  Burns's faux-documentary style allows space for some wickedly revealing confessions, while jump cuts accentuate his characters' rapid-fire showdowns.

• Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

  It has both the charms and the shortcomings of the indie fringe.

• Matt Singer, Time Out Chicago

  Burns and Fitzgerald make a snappy onscreen couple.

• Caitlin Colford, Paste Magazine

  Ed Burns' latest writing and directing venture holds the perfect recipe for swiftly putting audiences into a New York state of mind.

• Matt Pais, RedEye

  Breaking news: When you get married, you will inevitably deal with your spouse's family and exes in some capacity!

• Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

  Okay, so he's not Woody Allen. That's setting the bar a bit too high. But for Burns, he's never been better.

• Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

  Newlyweds is funny, but never at the expense of its ideas. Whereas most relationship comedies these days are contrived and dopey, this one strives to be more truthful, and it succeeds. A solid, insightful human comedy.

• Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

  Edward Burns perfects the art of movie conversation with tangy wit, tapping into the rich tapestry of urban culture teeming in his body of work.

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