This stylistic maturity is typical of writers, who tend to improve.

Tully is one of the best comedies of the year, fluttering between dark family fair and a Mary Poppins self-help guide

Playing opposite ends of a spectrum -- one despairing and worn down, one so hopeful and youthful -- [Davis and Theron] could both have become caricatures of those people and never do.

There’s a calculated precision to both Reitman’s direction and Cody’s screenplay. The film is perfectly paced and cut, and moves with a rat-a-tat rhythm; the writing is sharp and specific, with a zinger in every other line.