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The Weekend
Metascore
31 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    63
    Intelligent and holds your attention, like a mystery story unraveling.
  2. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    60
    It's a coffee-table movie, but what saves it are a couple of performances.Rowlands puts a spin on every line reading, Harris quietly mines regret, and Shields, assured and sexy, has never been this good.
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  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    60
    Rowlands and Unger deliver sensitive performances, Shields is surprisingly good.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    You rarely see movies as dramatically uneven as The Weekend, which has a dreadful, one-star first half - followed by an interesting, three-star conclusion.
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  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    Thank God for Brooke Shields: Spitting spite with every remark she hurls at her long-suffering mother, she's a revelation.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ken Eisner
    40
    Despite some memorable high points, pic plays like "Love! Valour! Compassion!" -- without the laughs.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    You have to admire the effort its attractive cast expends pumping life into stilted, flowery dialogue that confuses pretentious attitudinizing with profound insight.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    10
    Shrill and gloomy.
  9. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    10
    Bloodless, lip-biting psycho-carnage.
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