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I Used to Go Here

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A successful author finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of a group of college students after being asked to speak at her alma mater.
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Critics Consensus

Elevated significantly by Gillian Jacobs' central performance, I Used to Go Here tells a familiar story with considerable charm.

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Kimber Myers Crooked Marquee 11/16/2020
B
I Used to Go Here balances its wistful approach to college days with genuine thoughtfulness about adulthood. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 09/10/2020
4/5
What's so funny about the film is that it shows how very little divides your early-twentysomething self from your mid-thirtysomething self - you're never too old to be humiliated. Go to Full Review
Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 08/18/2020
An observant and funny independent film with some very good performances. Go to Full Review
Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews 08/13/2023
4/5
Kris Rey's comedy drama is still absolutely worth-watching for its raw authenticity, and its incredible amount of heart. I Used to Go Here is a story that needed to be told, and a much-needed investigation on life at its most real. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/22/2022
3/5
The final act leaves you wondering about the story’s overall ambition, and the late-movie tonal shifts are distracting. Still, there are things to like and Rey dodges a lot of college movie clichés and cheap comedy tropes in telling her story. Go to Full Review
Ayeen Forootan In Review Online 06/05/2021
[I Used to Go Here] recycles run-of-the-mill themes and heavily relies on overused stylistic formulas and indie film prescriptions. Go to Full Review
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Michael B @BlackCloud13 Dec 26 I like Clement, but there is very, very little to recommend this thing. It's a comedy utterly devoid of humor. I didn't laugh once. It's slight story wanders about without accomplishing anything. I had watched half of it as it dragged on and stopped it to see how much more there was. I was surprised it was half over and had gone absolutely nowhere. I also was not enamored with the female lead. All in all, it's a boring dud. AVOID. See more clay k @Clayewi 08/06/2023 Maybe I'm just old but this kind of movie - meandering and storyless - is less-than-entertaining to me in any way. I guess there's a generation out there that sees this boring, uninspired and uninspiring tale as representative of something they're going through. That might be the greater tragedy. Angst without heart. Not even the charming Gillian can save this dud. See more Bernard L 04/07/2023 If you stick with this film it just about rewards you with a nostalgic pang for a college life once lived. It's only in the main act of the film, a goonies-lite adventure to uncover a secret, that you really appreciate the ensemble cast. Whilst an abrupt ending is justified, I was left unsatisfied with knowing whether to appreciate the protagonists future... or not. See more 09/21/2021 Almost, but not quite. Kinda boring tbh...in an attempt at light hearted tragedy/comedy. See more 08/16/2021 In somewhat the same vein as (the superior film) "Liberal Arts," Gillian Jacobs' lead performance is appealing and relatively believable in its depiction of an early-mid-life crisis, when her literary first effort bombs just after she realizes that her marriage plan wouldn't work either. See more ginger b 07/20/2021 Funny and lighthearted See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A successful author finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of a group of college students after being asked to speak at her alma mater.
Director
Kris Rey
Producer
Jordan Beckerman, Jonathan Duffy, Jordan Yale Levine, Kelly Williams
Screenwriter
Kris Rey
Production Co
BondIt Media Capital, SSS Entertainment, Ten Acre Films, Yale Productions, SSS Film Capital, Party Over Here, Buffalo 8 Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2020
Runtime
1h 20m
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