Riley’s review published on Letterboxd:
there are moments in this that really bordered on "hitting me hard". very effective moments that just weren't quiiiiiite there for me, but i can totally see if people wept through all of them. i wanted to love this, but i got a kind of big navel gazing vibes from it. i love it when filmmakers reflect like this, but this didn't feel... i don't even know how to put it. a small part of it is like, "bro, you were an out of the gate indie darling with enough cred off your first movie to get big names in your second, i don't buy for one second that you're anxious and lost for what to do with your life after college." if i'm being honest, i'm definitely jealous of Cooper Raiff. i hope that didn't hinder my experience with his movie too much, but i have to imagine it did at least a little bit. i don't know. regardless, he's making movies that matter a lot to people, and that's really special.
what a pointless ramble, but i'm very tired and am gonna post this for myself and go to bed.