Synopsis
A shy caretaker believes that the father of her teenage charge is falling in love with her, unaware that she is actually the victim of the girl's prank.
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Cast
- Kristen WiigJohanna Parry
- Guy PearceKen
- Hailee SteinfeldSabitha
- Jennifer Jason LeighChloe
- Sami GayleEdith
- Christine LahtiEileen
- Nick NolteMr. McCauley
- Lauren SwinneyMrs. Willets
- Jeff PopeOxygen Delivery Man
- Joel K. BergerStevie
- 70
Variety
Under Johnson’s patient, observant direction, a relationship that might sound ridiculous on paper lives and breathes with surprising tenderness and plausibility onscreen. - 70
The New York Times
Ms. Johnson and the screenwriter, Mark Jude Poirier, have transformed a taciturn masterpiece into an absorbing, messy, modest story of damaged relationships. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film’s beauty lies in its carefully observed details and the larger story’s got nowhere particularly surprising to go. - 58
The Playlist
Working off what appears to be a pretty decent script by Mark Poirier, who does a good job of juggling quite a few story threads and giving each enough attention and depth, Johnson's rigorous and formal approach doesn't allow for any sparks, let alone fireworks. - 50
The Dissolve
Hateship Loveship is unimpressive as a whole, but it’s stitched together with small, memorable touches. - 50
Village Voice
Johnson doesn't seem to trust her star to unclench and act... In contrast, the rest of the cast, down to the gossipy local bank teller (Christine Lahti), feels electrically human. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The supporting cast includes Nick Nolte, Christine Lahti, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Hailee Steinfeld, making the movie’s greatest accomplishment the fact that it was able to squander so many interesting actors. - 50
The A.V. Club
This particular character is so thinly written, and so aggressively nondescript, that it’s just a terrible fit for her(Wiig), resulting in a preposterous wish-fulfillment fantasy with an enormous void at its center.