Leoni Haney
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Gary
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
FilmBuff1994
Don't Think Twice is a terrific movie with a very well developed plot and a stellar cast that can shine in both dramatic and comedic moments. It is a hard hitting film that is quite blunt about the entertainment industry, chronicling the lives of a group of improv comedians who become stuck in a turmoil when one of their members land a big gig. It emphasises the feeling of jealousy in a very accurate way that anyone involved in this world will be ashamed to admit how relatable it truly is.I did find that a few characters were left feeling like they were not established enough, and I felt there could have been more room made for them to develop. While I do love all the characters, I was left feeling like I could have learned so much more about Allison and Lindsay, both portrayed very well by their respective actresses, but not given enough time to shine. The cast is all around amazing, the fact that they are real life comedians really adds to it, feeling like there's hardly any acting going on at all. Keegan-Michael Key is richer than he's ever been, playing a very grounded character, with stellar on screen chemistry between himself and Gillian Jacobs. Huge credit also goes to writer/director Mike Birbiglia, who also plays a very human character, and Chris Gethard plays a role we can not help but emphathise with. Both hilarious and emotional. Had me laughing out loud and shedding tears, Don't Think Twice is certainly not to be missed for fans of comedy dramas. A group of comedians start to contemplate their life decisions when one of their friends lands a huge gig. Best Performance: Keegan-Michael Key
NormanCroucher
A mumblecore-style comedy drama about dealing with the success of your peers while you struggle on. This is a distinctly thirtysomething dilemma, where your youth is already lagging behind you but you haven't quite given up on trying to attain the ideal life you want for yourself.As with any kind of mumblecore movie - where the focus is on characters interacting in seemingly improvised scenes and creating natural conversational rhythms - it has a triviality to the whole experience as it tries to mine something profound from relatively insubstantial material. Yet somehow, 'Don't Think Twice' does resonate beyond its small cinematic ambitions because all the characters of the improv acting troupe are likable people and feel real in all of their insecurities and eccentricities, while also maintaining a funny and believable group dynamic. This is a character piece made up of selected moments with a thin but defined plot taking us through the various assortment of situations.Writer/director Mike Birbiglia has clearly allowed for his own cast to improvise through many of the scenes. Usually, films that are made up of scenes where actors go off-book to create their own moments end up feel meandering and indulgent - yes Paul Feig and Judd Apatow I'm talking about you two cufflinks - but due to the subject matter at play, it not only makes complete sense for this particular film but it also helps to make Birbiglia's disjointed drop-in/drop-out narrative-style all the more involving.It's a must-see for anyone who works in the arts, in whatever capacity, but it might also appeal to anyone who has ever seen fracture lines appear in their friendship groups as a result of growing up and growing apart. There's an insightful honesty at play here and when it's not plucking on those painful chords of truth, it's just a charming and absorbing story about friendship, failure and success.
reumann
There is always someone out there that is going to say a certain movie is great simply because it has that "artsy" or "independent" feel to it, regardless if the movie is good or not. That is the only reason this movie can have the overly generous rating it has.I get that it's not a comedy, but shouldn't at least the few improv scenes they show be mildly funny? OK so I got over that I wasn't going to laugh at all during the movie, but then for a drama it was simply flat and boring. I never felt anything for the characters, even though the acting wasn't bad. The "commune" actors didn't seem to have a believable chemistry to where you really felt for them.I grasped that the movie wasn't really plot-driven and its intent was to show struggling actors and how they deal with things like selfishness, self doubt, compassion, etc., but I just found the presentation of it a big yawner.
The Couchpotatoes
I'm feeling generous today so I will give this movie a four stars rating. But that's because I'm generous. Because honestly when I watch a comedy I want to laugh and have fun a little bit. With Don't Think Twice I can count the times I laughed on both hands, or even on one hand. Actually I don't need hands at all because I didn't laugh once. And that, for being a comedy about improv is pretty sorry. Not sorry for me because in all modesty I think I have a great sense of humor, but sorry for the so-called comedians in this movie. They are everything but funny. I can't speak for Keegan-Michael Key because I'm naturally allergic to that guy. His jokes never made me laugh. When I used to watch The Planet's Funniest Animals it was clearly not for his two cents jokes but to see some funny animal videos. In Don't Think Twice all the other comedians have the same level of humor as him, and that is nonexistent. So I give it a four stars because of the drama. I'm not into drama, but that was the only positive thing about this movie.
