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Movie ID: 796
RT slug: maybe_i_do
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/maybe_i_do
Release year: 2023
Runtime: 95 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: 2023-01-27
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2023-02-14
Tomatometer final: 30%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Directors: Michael Jacobs
Writers: Michael Jacobs
Producers: Michael Jacobs, Scott Mednick, Vincent Newman
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-17 18:59:51
Updated: 2026-06-17 18:59:51
With an award-winning ensemble cast, Maybe I Do stars Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey and William H. Macy in a multi-generational romantic comedy. Michelle (Roberts) and Allen (Bracey) have reached the point in their relationship to take the next steps toward marriage. Thinking it is a good idea to invite their parents to finally meet, they set a dinner and make it a family affair. To everyone's surprise, the affair takes on a whole new meaning as the parents already know each other all too well -- they've been cheating on their spouses for months... with each other. Trapped in this precarious predicament, they try to hide their dalliances from the kids while confronting their spouses' lovers head-on. Let the games begin!
Its title leaves plenty of room for doubt, but don't be fooled: Despite its impressive cast, Maybe I Do is a definitively subpar rom-com.
Canonical reviews: 47
Canonical fresh: 14
Canonical rotten: 33
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 30%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-17 15:25:17
Snapshot Tomatometer: 30%
Snapshot review count: 47
Snapshot fresh count: 14
Snapshot rotten count: 33
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1425 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Vertical Entertainment | distributor |
| Endeavor Content | production |
| Vincent Newman Entertainment | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Roberts | Michelle |
| 2 | Susan Sarandon | Monica |
| 3 | Richard Gere | Howard |
| 4 | Luke Bracey | Allen |
| 5 | Diane Keaton | Grace |
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| 812 | processed | — | 2026-06-17 18:59:51 | Processed successfully into movie_id=796 using update_mode=merge_non_empty. |
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| 1425 | 2026-06-17 10:25:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-17 15:25:17 | 30% | 47 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 47 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=47, fresh=14, rotten=33, tomatometer=30%. Net new reviews added=47, fresh=14, rotten=33. Current canonical totals=47 reviews, 14 fresh, 33 rotten, tomatometer=30% (29.787%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (47). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (30%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178395 | Avaryl Halley | Movie Bitches | Rotten | — | 2024-04-24T22:39:29Z | 2024-04-24 22:39:29 | Its a David Mamet play with Nancy Meyers lighting |
| 178396 | Andrew Galdi | Movie Bitches | Rotten | — | 2024-04-24T22:39:11Z | 2024-04-24 22:39:11 | It’s a bad sign when you’re paying more attention to the continuity than the dialogue |
| 178397 | Rachel Wagner | Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) | Rotten | — | 2024-02-28T06:11:44Z | 2024-02-28 06:11:44 | What a waste of a great cast. Felt very phony |
| 178398 | Whang Yee Ling | The Straits Times (Singapore) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-07-20T00:12:52Z | 2023-07-20 00:12:52 | It is conservative in its take on marriage and retrograde in its characters, who have no identities beyond their romantic relationships. |
| 178399 | John Serba | Decider | Rotten | — | 2023-06-17T00:06:31Z | 2023-06-17 00:06:31 | I’d wager Jacobs has something to say about love and infidelity, but it’s muddled and blurry, a series of cliches filtered through cardboard characters delivering overwrought bon mots on sets that look like model homes... |
| 178400 | Jim Schembri | jimschembri.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-06-03T03:51:07Z | 2023-06-03 03:51:07 | A light-hearted look at latter-life romance with some surprisingly thoughtful things to say...A finely tuned, affable comedy-drama about the emotional minefield of modern marriage. |
| 178401 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2023-05-25T17:58:11Z | 2023-05-25 17:58:11 | Great cast, shame about the C-Grade Woody Allen material they’re saddled with. |
| 178402 | Edward Porter | Sunday Times (UK) | Rotten | 1/5 | 2023-05-19T20:08:09Z | 2023-05-19 20:08:09 | Even great works of stage drama can look stiff when presented on screen, and I’m guessing — based on what we see here — that Cheaters was never great in the first place. |
| 178403 | Eddie Harrison | film-authority.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-05-19T07:37:07Z | 2023-05-19 07:37:07 | ‘…a tough-minded multiple-character drama that’s closer to the more abrasive Closer than it is to Sleepless in Seattle… |
| 178404 | Pablo Vázquez | Espinof | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-04-26T16:19:17Z | 2023-04-26 16:19:17 | A nostalgic, greyish, melancholic vaudeville that's somewhat stale and old-fashioned yet well-intentioned and honest, ultimately hopeful and optimistic, entertaining and light, landing somewhere between bland and elegant. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 178405 | Natalia Trzenko | La Nación (Argentina) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-03-10T18:17:17Z | 2023-03-10 18:17:17 | Maybe I Do has a stellar ensemble that does what they can to infuse life into a screenplay without a pulse. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 178406 | Ezequiel Boetti | Otroscines.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-03-08T23:45:25Z | 2023-03-08 23:45:25 | You don't have to be enlightened to imagine who are the parents, nor how a dinner will go, first uncomfortable and then followed by reflections on love and life as a couple. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 178407 | Nina Metz | Chicago Tribune | Fresh | 2/4 | 2023-02-22T01:39:09Z | 2023-02-22 01:39:09 | Gere is the movie’s saving grace and somehow makes it all seem worth it. |
| 178408 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-02-18T16:42:14Z | 2023-02-18 16:42:14 | Maybe I Do attempts insightful discourse on the merits of marriage. Verbose characters engage in unbelievable dialogue about what's missing from their lives. The forced set-up derails any meaningful conversation on lasting romance. |
| 178409 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-02-10T20:30:34Z | 2023-02-10 20:30:34 | That this enjoyable film is getting a tiny theatrical release in late January is more a function of how far the romcom genre has fallen than any reflection on the quality of the film. |
| 178410 | Amelia Harvey | Frame Rated | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-02-08T19:56:24Z | 2023-02-08 19:56:24 | Thankfully, with two Academy Award-winners in Keaton and Sarandon, combined with Oscar-nommed Macy on fine form, and Richard Gere still exuding the suave charm he did in his 1980s heyday, Maybe I Do is worth watching for their performances alone. |
| 178411 | Alex Maidy | JoBlo's Movie Network | Fresh | 6/10 | 2023-02-07T16:25:09Z | 2023-02-07 16:25:09 | Overall, Maybe I Do is a harmless addition to the romantic comedy genre and does not do much to change it. Harmless, sweet, and brief, this is a nice little date movie that delivers exactly what it advertises. |
| 178412 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Rotten | — | 2023-02-05T23:58:05Z | 2023-02-05 23:58:05 | Maybe I Do should be titled Maybe You Don't Want to Watch This Slow-Moving Train Wreck That's a Waste of Time and Talent. The principal cast members just recite their awful dialogue (often stiffly) and never look convincing as couples. |
| 178413 | Stephanie Archer | Film Inquiry | Rotten | — | 2023-02-05T03:06:31Z | 2023-02-05 03:06:31 | Unable to truly lean into its moments and potential for humor and heart, Maybe I Do is a big don’t. |
| 178414 | Sandie Angulo Chen | Common Sense Media | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-02-01T21:24:56Z | 2023-02-01 21:24:56 | Ultimately, despite the award-winning 70-something leads, there's just not much plot or character development to make this messy premise work. |
| 178415 | Rex Reed | Observer | Rotten | 2/4 | 2023-01-31T23:14:58Z | 2023-01-31 23:14:58 | Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy each get a star-turn at pretentious blather in this talky mediocrity. |
| 178416 | Natasha Alvar | Cultured Vultures | Rotten | 5/10 | 2023-01-31T16:22:23Z | 2023-01-31 16:22:23 | Maybe I Do is worth watching just to see actors like Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton and William H. Macy do their thing. You'll find yourself entertained by their charisma and chemistry, but that's about it. |
| 178417 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2023-01-30T18:58:50Z | 2023-01-30 18:58:50 | Despite the high-octane cast, the set-up feels underpowered and contrived on-screen, leaving the characters circling each other for so long that it becomes difficult to care. |
| 178418 | Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-01-28T21:19:25Z | 2023-01-28 21:19:25 | A movie that’s more Aaron Sorkin than Nora Ephron. |
| 178419 | Michael Calleri | Niagara Gazette | Fresh | — | 2023-01-28T20:23:01Z | 2023-01-28 20:23:01 | When you’ve got superstars like Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, and William H. Macy involved, you relish the jaundiced looks and little asides that only the best in the acting game know how to deliver to the camera. |
| 178420 | Sean Burns | North Shore Movies | Rotten | — | 2023-01-28T07:36:16Z | 2023-01-28 07:36:16 | Little more than Nancy Meyers karaoke, but at least someone’s still trying to sing these songs. |
| 178421 | Chris Hewitt | Minneapolis Star Tribune | Rotten | 2/4 | 2023-01-27T22:00:37Z | 2023-01-27 22:00:37 | While it's swell that these actors are getting roles and heartening that "Maybe I Do" acknowledges that older people remain sexual beings, all four leads have been in better projects that made that same point. |
| 178422 | Peter Gray | The AU Review | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2023-01-27T21:54:51Z | 2023-01-27 21:54:51 | It’s always a treat to see such talent collectively riff off each other, but they deserve better than a script that’s formulaic to a disappointing fault. |
| 178423 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2023-01-27T18:18:03Z | 2023-01-27 18:18:03 | An incredibly esteemed cast squeezes everything it can from a sitcom-level script in this lackluster ensemble romantic comedy about aging, love, and commitment. |
| 178424 | Marya E. Gates | RogerEbert.com | Rotten | 1/4 | 2023-01-27T17:29:07Z | 2023-01-27 17:29:07 | Despite one ongoing affair, one possible affair, and one relationship on the brink of marriage, each coupling is as chaste and sexless as an after-school special. |
| 178425 | Joe Muldoon | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2023-01-27T04:59:12Z | 2023-01-27 04:59:12 | Maybe I Do offers little new to the romcom genre, but it doesn’t need to – it’s a charming and entertaining comedy, helped along by its excellent cast, who share a splendid amount of chemistry. |
| 178426 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Rotten | C- | 2023-01-27T02:44:36Z | 2023-01-27 02:44:36 | If the cast entices you into thinking about maybe watching “Maybe I Do,” don’t...even actors as skilled as these can’t milk many laughs from the tired jokes or much emotion from the serious speechifying. |
| 178427 | Frank Scheck | The Hollywood Reporter | Rotten | — | 2023-01-27T00:13:01Z | 2023-01-27 00:13:01 | Despite the formidable star wattage and estimable talents on display... Maybe I Do fails to overcome its obvious stage origins, feeling all too schematic and talky. |
| 178428 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-01-26T22:39:36Z | 2023-01-26 22:39:36 | It’s akin to watching a talky, boring sitcom for 95 minutes where characters never fully reach anything insightful regarding their stances |
| 178429 | Charles Koplinski | Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam | Rotten | 2/4 | 2023-01-26T20:44:21Z | 2023-01-26 20:44:21 | It’s certainly not for lack of trying – were Gere, Keaton, Macy and Sarandon tapdancing with the same fervor with which they are trying to bring this script to life, their feet would be on fire. |
| 178430 | Joe Leydon | Variety | Fresh | — | 2023-01-26T19:32:53Z | 2023-01-26 19:32:53 | Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy make the movie a lot funnier, and a great deal more compelling, than it might have otherwise been. |
| 178431 | Glenn Kenny | New York Times | Rotten | — | 2023-01-26T19:30:02Z | 2023-01-26 19:30:02 | The ostensible comedic bits in which the oldsters duck each other soon give way to musty monologues on marriage — material that even the seasoned cast is unable to freshen up. |
| 178432 | Andy Klein | AV Club | Rotten | C- | 2023-01-26T18:58:20Z | 2023-01-26 18:58:20 | A film with barely any rom, and not enough com. |
| 178433 | Phil Villarreal | ABC Tucson | Rotten | 2/4 | 2023-01-26T18:38:01Z | 2023-01-26 18:38:01 | This is the sort of date movie you'll only wish for if you don't want there to be a second date. |
| 178434 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 1/4 | 2023-01-26T17:51:38Z | 2023-01-26 17:51:38 | [T]hese actors seem at a loss as to how handle the clunky, inauthentic lines the screenplay presents to them. |
| 178435 | Don Shanahan | Film Obsessive | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-01-26T17:08:37Z | 2023-01-26 17:08:37 | You drop those four charisma bombs in one living room or dining room, let them loose to dodge scintillating shrapnel, and watch who gets consumed by the explosions. |
| 178436 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | B- | 2023-01-26T01:08:13Z | 2023-01-26 01:08:13 | Jacobs can’t stick the landing, but he gets most of the way there with his understanding of self-esteem issues, which gives the cast something to play as they inhabit troubled people. |
| 178437 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2023-01-25T17:23:51Z | 2023-01-25 17:23:51 | How much mileage you get out of it may hinge on how willing you are to accept the silliness. Yet there are things to like, from its fun and form-fitting cast to its cynical then surprisingly affirming view of relationships, old and (relatively) new. |
| 178438 | Samantha Coley | Collider | Fresh | B | 2023-01-25T15:12:14Z | 2023-01-25 15:12:14 | Though the film's message gets muddied by its brief runtime and somewhat rushed ending, ultimately, Maybe I Do is a decent romantic romp that is worth watching at least once—particularly if you're a fan of the film's star-studded cast. |
| 178439 | Avi Offer | NYC Movie Guru | Rotten | — | 2023-01-25T04:14:03Z | 2023-01-25 04:14:03 | Painfully unfunny, cringe-inducing and shallow despite a fine ensemble cast. |
| 178440 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2023-01-24T23:55:06Z | 2023-01-24 23:55:06 | The late critic Gene Siskel used to have a test. He would ask himself, “Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?” In the case of Maybe I Do, the answer is a resounding “no.” |
| 178441 | Fran Hoepfner | TheWrap | Rotten | — | 2023-01-24T21:40:47Z | 2023-01-24 21:40:47 | The older couples’ sparks have faded, perhaps because none of these people were characters to begin with. Macy, Sarandon, Keaton and Gere are operating with one adjective apiece and hitting that adjective until we’re exhausted by them. |
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