- Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
- Release Date: Sep 20, 1996
- Starring: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub
- Summary:
- Director: Campbell Scott
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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100By the end of the movie, we have been through an emotional and a sensual wringer, in a film of great wisdom and delight.
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80As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features, Big Night is a lyric to the love of food, family and persuasive acting.
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80It's so good, so jam-packed with delights, that it leaves you gorged -- and bemoaning the fatty glop that passes for moviemaking these days.
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60The script is shapeless and it all goes on far too long.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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TravisR.10It is perfect.
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DavidO.10One of the finest "little movies" of the last 30 years. An absolute gem full of spot-on acting and wonderful writing.
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10
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