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"[In Spinster] the lighting is atrocious, the framing is erratic and Ms. Peretti's comedy, which is generally about demolishing the banalities that constitute most human interaction, may well have the audience saying, 'Well, of course Gaby's alone. She's intolerable.' Which would actually be fine, if she weren't so eager to find someone to tolerate her. It turns out to be a risky gambit by director [Andrea] Dorfman, but what's happening, one comes to realize (perhaps slowly), is that the film is reflecting the personality of its subject. And as matters improve after Gaby's matchmaking horrors, internet-dating disasters, calamitous one-night stands and utter despair (embroidered with jokes), the movie's look adjusts accordingly."
-- John Anderson

Source:
Anderson, John. "'Spinster' review: A misanthrope makes nice; Comedian Chelsea Peretti stars as an acerbic single woman who despairs of finding a loving partner." Review of Spinster. Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2020.