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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10

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  1. PaulW.
    May 1, 2006
    8
    Very good movie.
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  2. MichaelF.
    Jul 30, 2001
    8
    A touching and funny film. This film can be at times hysterical and at times depressing. There's a bit too much yelling but still its all good. Wonderful performances by everyone.
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  3. CraigB.
    Aug 4, 2004
    6
    Parker Posey is always fun to watch, and I appreciate the talents of Leigh and Cumming. The film was engaging for the most part but the overall tone was a little too self-congratulatory for my tastes, especially when Kevin Kline gets involved.
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  4. DamienA.
    Jun 21, 2005
    8
    I'm not a part of Hollywood but this film seemed to come from an open honest perspective. A great lesson for any writer is "write what you know": this film does that and does it well. It succeeds in conveying the at times claustrophobic, manic, happy, tense feelings that can often arise whenever people gather. I can see how some people might find this film a little contrived or self-congratulatory but when a bunch of Holllywood names get together and try and do something about themselves they are asking for this sort of negative analysis; in this case they don't deserve it.… Expand
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  5. MichaelC
    Sep 20, 2006
    9
    Thoroughly enjoyable, sexy and smart. The perfect example of how to translate theatre to the cinema. Oh why aren't there more American movies like this one... I wanted to be a friend of these friends.
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  6. JohnR.
    Jul 22, 2003
    2
    Despite its excellent cast, this movie is so boring it was painful to sit through.
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Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    50
    A celebration of the actor's art – but not the dramatist's.
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    80
    Everyone in the cast has his or her solo, and all rise brilliantly to their occasions, notably Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, Mina Badie and a divinely neurotic Jane Adams.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    40
    Like so many parties, this one goes on too long.
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