Literally, Right Before Aaron
A young man attends the wedding of his ex-girlfriend.
4 September 1990, Orange County, California, USA
19 August 1955, New York City, New York, USA
31 May 1961, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2 April 1987, Andover, Massachusetts, USA
22 April 1978, Santa Cruz, California, USA
6 August 1993, Orlando, Florida, USA
16 June 1972, Seoul, South Korea
8 December 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 August 1954, Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA
3 April 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
24 January 1978, Longmont, Colorado, USA
28 August 1956, Cayey, Puerto Rico
13 September 1985, New Mexico, USA
September 25, 2017
"Literally, Right Before Aaron" is a strange piece of work. It's tonally confused to the point of incoherence.
September 28, 2017
Unless you're related to one of the actors, there is no reason to buy a ticket to this mess. Literally.
September 28, 2017
A romantic comedy for grown-ups, as sweet as it is bitter, Literally, Right Before Aaron is smart and funny and brave enough to know when to be bleak.
September 22, 2017
A little ex-is-getting-married pathos, five big laughs -- a funny variation on the "invite my ex to my wedding" formula.
September 28, 2017
Eggold's better with the darker, more emotional areas of the plot, capturing the intensity of bad decisions when they're motivated by desperation, and the sting of love that's no longer returned.
September 28, 2017
It's clear that Adam is the actual worst, but it's not clear if "Literally, Right Before Aaron" is aware of exactly how bad he is.
September 28, 2017
The problem here is Mr. Long's Adam, a twitchy knot of tics and self-pity. He invites our sympathy - especially when contrasted with the smarmy Aaron - but doesn't really deserve it.
September 27, 2017
Pathetic 'anti-romantic' comedy, revolving around a petulant jerk.
September 29, 2017
Somewhere, down the line, some young would-be filmmaker will stumble on to this film on Netflix, see how something like this could get financed, and will become inspired to make their own movie for all the wrong reasons.
April 30, 2017
It's hard to imagine Literally, Right Before Aaron existing without The Graduate as a template.
September 28, 2017
The film ends with a riff on the final moments of The Graduate, a frustrating suggestion of a much better work.
