Synopsis
A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
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Cast
- Billy CrudupHenry Roth
- Mandy MooreLucy Reilly
- Tom WilkinsonRudy Holt
- Dianne WiestCarol
- Martin FreemanJeremy
- Bob BalabanArthur Planck
- Christine TaylorAllison
- Bobby CannavaleDon Meyers
- Cassidy HinkleCassidy
- Amy SedarisCassidy's Mom
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
A pleasingly weird, dryly funny little indie. - 70
Film Threat
This is a decent flick, it is just I have seen this a few times before. - 60
Slate
Directorially, Dedication is a bit of a mess, unable to settle on a tone or visual style. But it leaves you wishing the oddball couple well. - 50
Variety
Individual scenes in actor Justin Theroux's directorial debut possess a certain flair, but the central issue on which the story turns -- how obnoxious and mean-spirited can you be and still get someone to love you? -- presents a forbidding obstacle. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
A strong cast that flounders in profoundly unappealing material. - 50
The New York Times
A movie that reveals its toxic intentions only gradually. Until it does, there is much to enjoy in the prickly odd-couple relationship of Henry (Billy Crudup) and Rudy (Tom Wilkinson), successful writing partners and longtime friends. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Frame by frame, Crudup is fascinating. - 38
New York Daily News
It's a romantic comedy, though neither funny nor romantic. It's a ghost story, though not scary. It's a satire about publishing, but without teeth.
