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“the ending is sweet”
robbywarren93 · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 1% · too thin for a score · how this works
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“This watered-down rom-com doesn't fully deliver but it's a diverting twist on the genre nonetheless.”
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times · 60
“Ultimately, no one could save the script by John Whittington, who relied so completely on his concept that he failed to write jokes or characters.”
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com · 50
“Devine, like Adam Sandler, has hitched his cinematic wagon to Netflix, and they have done likewise. But as ready as the Jack Black comparison (musical, plump, tries too hard) might be, it’s only mean because it’s accurate.”
Roger Moore, Movie Nation · 50
“From the start, Whittington’s script lays everything out so schematically that there’s little reason to keep watching for the story.”
David Ehrlich, IndieWire · 33
“To be fair, though, even if all three actors had brought their A game, the half-baked story behind When We First Met is so formulaic and so uninspired that it would still be a forgettable film.”
Mike Scott, New Orleans Times-Picayune · 20
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“the ending is sweet”
robbywarren93about 75–100% inread it ↗
“Don't believe the so called "critics" with their turned up noses and high horses. This is a great romantic comedy with a lot of funny moments and a surprising moral lesson by the end of it. You will not be wasting your time by watching this heartwarming film. I promise.”
joljologanread it ↗
“Amazing ****'t know why it got such bad **** should most certainly give it a try, it will be worthwhile.”
Cod123788read it ↗
“"When We First Met" is a Netflix comedy done wrong: it features an annoying protagonist, a tiresome script with barely any new ideas and childish jokes no one will find funny.”
MrScallopsread it ↗
“This is absolutely not my sort of thing. I watched _When We First Met_ because Alexandra Daddario is in it and that is the end of my reasoning. But I was actually pretty pleasantly surprised. Not enough to come away from the movie with a hearty, wide-net recommendation, but it did give a fix for a lot of the problems that I usually find inherent in American Romantic Comedies. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._”
Gimlyread it ↗
“When We First Met is another entry in the sub-genre of films that I will call, for lack of a better term, Groundhog Day movies. The most recent entries I have seen are Palm Springs and Russian Doll, though the latter is a limited series. They are also called time loop movies, though I prefer my term, which was even used by NewYork Yankee manager Joe Torre to describe his team being beaten in very much the same way in two consecutive championship games. Life imitating art. I enjoyed the movie ”
Peter McGinnread it ↗
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