Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

jordi-92183 If you like art exhibitions with a chair as the main attraction, you may like this movie, and fins how it talks about the greatness of humanity as well ofits weirdness or whatever. Otherwise itay seem like me going to do shopping for two hours... Nothing happens.

SnoopyStyle Florence Marr (Greta Gerwig) is the Greenberg family nanny in L.A. The family goes on a trip while the brother Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) drops by to housesit. She's young trying to find her way. He's a New Yorker misanthrope just out of an insane asylum. He doesn't drive and writes complaint letters. His friend Ivan Schrank (Rhys Ifans) pushes him to go to Eric Beller (Mark Duplass)'s barbecue where he runs into ex-girlfriend Beth (Jennifer Jason Leigh) with her kids. Roger, Eric and Ivan were once in a band but Roger refused to sign a recording deal. Florence and Roger have an on-and-off relationship.Ben Stiller is going too dark. It's a matter of slight miscalibration. This could be a great indie rom-com but I can't find any likability to Roger. His dialog could have some sharp sarcastic jokes to take off the edge. I need to laugh with him but his dark depressed nature keeps getting into the way. Getting angry over his birthday is probably the only laughable moment although saying Florence's emotional story is pointless gets a small chuckle. His anger needs to have more comedy as an outlet and to balance his dark side. It has some good moments but it could have been better.

cnycitylady 'Greenberg' is a little out of whack when it comes to characters, plot and even setting. The main character lacks any real empathy, so you find yourself feeling, at best, confused. Almost no sorrow, pity or understanding about this man fills you. He's out of it in a way that is very unique, and everyone seems to see only that about him, and then enters Florence, played by the wonderfully subtle Greta Gerwig. Florence sees the man for who he is. Not what he's done, not where he's been, not how he thinks. But she sees Him; the man struggling with himself. They form an instant bond that Greenberg (Ben Stiller) desperately tries to ignore. The kindred spirit story that unravels is quiet. It isn't direct and boisterous but it still finds its way to you. All of the noise that consists of Greenbergs relationships with his friends and family, and even with himself is secondary to that of his with Florence, and she sees that. And we see that. Even if it takes Stiller's character a little longer than the rest to see it, he gets there eventually.You'd think that the Gerwig/Stiller pairing was a mismatch, but the two seem to make it work. They even seem to thrive off of each other's individual quirkiness to tell the story in a very true way.For all of its wanting in character or plot there is a solid story being told here, and I give it 6.4/10 stars.

Spencer Olney For most recent films, nothing is close to real life. Most of the actors and actresses are not real people. It's all fiction, but movies should be something one can relate to. That is what Greenberg is. First of all, and I know I certainly do, people should have a weakness for actresses like Greta Gerwig. She is great looking, but in the same sense as a real human being, not like most actresses are presented to be. She represents innocence, she is naive. She is Florence Marr, the personal assistant to Phillip Greenberg. When Phillip, his wife and two children go on vacation to Vietnam, his brother, roger comes to sty in the house and make a dog house. Florence seems to like his, and he likes her too, except when he is with her he drives her away. Roger Greenberg is the guy who writes letters of complaint to every company who has ever slightly bothered hi, he does not drive, he tried to kill himself and was just let out of a psych ward. You know, that kind of brother. He was in a band that almost made it big, and he stays in contact with his co- songwriter (Rhys Ifans)who wants to talk to Roger, and help him. But our neurotic (anti)hero rejects him as he does with Florence, and just about everyone else. Greenberg is a character study. Ben Stiller portrays Roger as the terrible guy women tell stories of. Stiller is intriguing; for we can't stand Greenberg but we care about him. He refuses whats good for him until it could be too late. When he gets close to a little bit of happiness, she destroys it to allow himself to stay miserable and unique. Florence wants the best for him, but tires because its hard to be around someone like Roger. The film is fascinating. It delivers great performances that mimic real life. This is why most people will not like the film. Don't take it as a romance movie or a comedy, see it as the life of a troubled person.