"UTTERLY ENGAGING… HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER"
- Playlist on Indiewire
FIVE STARS"
- The Guardian
"A darkly ironic and skillfully surreal examination of an unrealized life."
- LA TIMES
"Daring, hilarious and wickedly clever"
- The Playlist on Indiewire
"It burbles and crackles with imagination"
- NPR
"A comedic triumph"
- Complex
"Visually groundbreaking and darkly funny."
- Film Journal International
"Grade: A"
- ShockYa
"A masterpiece of production design."
- The Dissolve
"DAZZLING. TREMBLES WITH WIT AND AMBITION. A masterpiece of production design. It nails a curious mood that's been too long absent from contemporary film."
- Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
"HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER. Special and singular filmmaking at its best, it confirms Ayoade as one of the brightest rising talents behind the camera."
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"Quirky, Murky Fun. Jesse Eienberg was recently tapped to play supervillain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-vs.-Batman movie. Anyone who sees him in “The Double” will commend that choice."
- Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News
"Sneakily powerful—an imaginative, immersive world. Eisenberg gives a remarkable dual performance that brilliantly harnesses both sides of his persona."
- Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve
"A cinematic swoon, certainly one of the most imaginative and riveting head trips to come along in some time."
- Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire/TOH
"It burbles and crackles with imagination."
- Linda Holmes, NPR
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- Henry Barnes, The Guardian
"A COMEDIC TRIUMPH. Ayoade's put himself at the forefront of England's best young directors."
- Matt Barone, Complex
"Right now, no American actor seems smarter than Jesse Eisenberg."
- Wesley Morris, Grantland
"A strong film. Richard Ayoade is a fiercely individual voice."
- Drew McWeeny, HitFix
"Unfolds with heightened expressionistic intensity, and has style and energy to burn."
- Justin Chang, Variety
"Confirms that Ayoade is indeed the real deal, an ambitious young filmmaker working in a register shared by far too few of his contemporaries."
- Calum Marsh, Film.com
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"A fascinating piece of filmmaking."
- John Wildman, Film Comment
"Pick of the week. It feels like one of the biggest discoveries of 2014."
- Salon
"It’s a ruthless social and corporate satire dosed with near-fatal levels of psilocybin."
- Salon
"Brilliant."
- This Week in New York
"A crazy, extremely strange, thoroughly engaging and enraging examination of identity, of who we are and who we want to be, further establishing Ayoade as a unique auteur with a fascinating take on humanity."
- This Week in New York
"Grade: A. Surreal and Hilarious"
- COMPLEX
"IMPRESSIVE, SKILLFULLY SURREAL. Eisenberg does a remarkable job creating a sharp emotional distinction between the two men. You can't help but wonder what windmills director Ayoade will tilt next."
- Betsy Sharkey, LA Times
"BREATHTAKINGLY REALIZED."
- Kyle Smith, NY Post
"DAZZLING. TREMBLES WITH WIT AND AMBITION. A masterpiece of production design. It nails a curious mood that's been too long absent from contemporary film."
- Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
"STYLISH AND DARKLY FUNNY."
- Richard Corliss, Time
"HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER. Special and singular filmmaking at its best, it confirms Ayoade as one of the brightest rising talents behind the camera."
- Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist on Indiewire
"Quirky, Murky Fun. Jesse Eienberg was recently tapped to play supervillain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-vs.-Batman movie. Anyone who sees him in “The Double” will commend that choice."
- Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News
"Sneakily powerful—an imaginative, immersive world. Eisenberg gives a remarkable dual performance that brilliantly harnesses both sides of his persona."
- Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve
"A cinematic swoon, certainly one of the most imaginative and riveting head trips to come along in some time."
- Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire/TOH
"It burbles and crackles with imagination."
- Linda Holmes, NPR
"5 OUT OF 5 STARS."
- Henry Barnes, The Guardian
"A COMEDIC TRIUMPH. Ayoade's put himself at the forefront of England's best young directors."
- Matt Barone, Complex
"Right now, no American actor seems smarter than Jesse Eisenberg."
- Wesley Morris, Grantland
"A strong film. Richard Ayoade is a fiercely individual voice."
- Drew McWeeny, HitFix
"Unfolds with heightened expressionistic intensity, and has style and energy to burn."
- Justin Chang, Variety
"Confirms that Ayoade is indeed the real deal, an ambitious young filmmaker working in a register shared by far too few of his contemporaries."
- Calum Marsh, Film.com
"A fascinating piece of filmmaking."
- John Wildman, Film Comment