Director David Dobkin does a very good job of blending the film's disparate comedic styles, and while Wedding Crashers generally oversells the smarmy loathsomeness of Sack (making sure to paint him as a philandering letch so as not to retain any possible vestige of audience sympathy), the Cleary clan — a nice admixture of Kennedy and Bush lore and speculation — provides a suitably rich backdrop against which John and Jeremy can spin their wheels. (shareddarkness.com)
Most clear is the influence of John Cassavetes in the way Trees Lounge allows its characters to ramble toward self - discovery, wantonly swaying between likability and loathsomeness in equal measures. (austinchronicle.com)
Bolstered by a good performance from Morton, the film relies on a great one from Patric who, 10 years after his terrifying turn in Neil Labute's YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS, once again dares to walk the dangerously thin line between dangerous charisma and utter loathsomeness. (tvguide.com)