Synopsis
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.
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Cast
- Eric StoltzLester Grimm, aka Vince
- Annabella SciorraRamona Ray
- Chris EigemanDashiell Frank
- Carlos JacottVince, aka Leo
- Marianne Jean-BaptisteLucretia
- Brian KerwinStephen
- John LehrLint
- Peter BogdanovichDr. Howard Poke
- Vincent PolidoroYoung Lester Grimm
- Yvette Brooks GrantPaulina
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
Its easygoing and engaging quality masks how rare an accomplishment it is to create something achingly true as well as amusing, as wise about people as it is about the craft of film. - 75
Chicago Reader
Baumbach's best trait as a filmmaker remains his handling of actors. - 75
Chicago Tribune
While the plot suffers from a few sit-comish aspects and some dumbly juvenile joking around between Lester and his buddies, the film gains strength from small, nutty scenes, dead-on reactions and off-the-wall lines that almost seem improvised. - 70
Salon
As events in Mr. Jealousy grow more entangled, there is no corresponding escalation in the pace of the movie, and Baumbach misses out on some laughs...But Mr. Jealousy is one of those movies where the less assured passages are a good sign, the mark of a director trying something new. - 63
ReelViews
The writer/director may have a deep understanding of his material, but Mr. Jealousy doesn't offer anything original or remarkable, and, while what the film is saying often strikes a responsive chord, that alone isn't enough to earn it an enthusiastic recommendation. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Mr. Jealousy isn't quite successful, but it does provide more evidence of Baumbach's talent. - 50
The New York Times
The film, which is better written than staged, could have been funnier if its actors weren't playing against type. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Where the movie goes wrong is that it sets itself up as a study of a pathological personality but never delivers.
