Rolling Stone
"...Memorably funny and touching....THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION is the most provocative date flick around..." 04/30/1998 p.73-4Entertainment Weekly
"...[Contains] a fantasy dance sequence in which you'd swear you saw the ghosts of Astaire and Rogers....Doesn't pander to [convention]..." 10/02/1998 pp.76-7 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Aniston and Rudd are appealing together..." 04/17/1998 p.31 San Francisco Chronicle 7 of 10
Aniston is a revelation. She's as perky as ever but brings a vulnerability and depth to her portrayal. Rudd...is such a subtle actor that he can make a cliche line...believable. - Ruthe Stein
James Berardinelli's ReelViews 6 of 10
This is apparently director Nicholas Hytner's push to make a mainstream Hollywood movie. The respected British director, whose best-known effort is probably "The Madness of King George," has a keen sense of character and a good feel for the details of a friendship, and these are the reasons why "The Object of My Affection", which has a pleasant (but not superlative) script, work. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 5 of 10
Aniston and Rudd are appealing together, although Pankow's crudely written role puts him through bewildering personality shifts. But then, suddenly, a character walks in from nowhere and becomes the movie's center of interest. This is the aging drama critic Rodney, played by Oscar nominee Nigel Hawthorne of ``The Madness of King George.'' - Roger Ebert
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