I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

There are probably few better ways for a movie to ingratiate itself with me than to open with a Kinks song. So "Monica" was a good start. I had been expecting a dark acerbic comedy based on its premise, but was not let down at all by it's decidedly more absurdist bent. The overall premise of a clingy woman looking for marriage and a nerdy man looking for a newer hotter woman are tired and not in themselves funny, but the dialogues with his nitwit friends and small surprising details were. But then that all dried up at some point as it settled into being mildly quirky indie fare and pretended to care about the protagonist's feelings rather than eliciting laughs. It was very inconsistent in tone, style, and comic appeal, and a big let down in the end.

As human beings we get used to things and people. As that happens we strive for change. Well some of us do. The challenge is to keep a flame going and that goes for man and woman alike. In this case we focus on the male part. A guy who wants to break up with his girlfriend but it's way more complicated than he thought it'd be (and when is it ever easy? Especially in real life).Having said that, this does not pull any punches. It may miss quite a few of its jokes, but it's not afraid to not be PC. The characters do things you probably wouldn't see in a PG-13 US romantic comedy. So if you can stomach that and like weird comedies, than this is for you