Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Foote pulls off a daring and unexpected finish for The Tavern that takes it to a rigorous, uncompromising level.
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| 75 |
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
A steadily engaging and winningly humane film that loves its characters.
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| 75 |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A worthwhile choice in a crowded marketplace.
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| 70 |
The New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder
Astringent and unsentimental, it is a case study of losing, its clear eye focused unwaveringly on the realities of commerce and kinship.
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| 63 |
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Won't change the world, but thanks to its casual intimacy, it was a risk worth taking.
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| 60 |
LA Weekly
David Chute
Although on the surface this is a modest comedy about the Catch-22 frustrations of the restaurant game (arcane insurance laws, backstabbing chefs), it is also a movie of some psychological depth, thanks to the understated precision of Dye's deep-welled performance.
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| 50 |
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
Though rife with incidental plot holes, Foote's movie feels right even when nothing important is happening...which is much of the time.
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| 35 |
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
The narrative disjointedness is not at all relieved by confusing editing, an uncertain tone, and a dragging pace that makes the film a progressively dreary experience.
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| 20 |
TV Guide
Frank Lovece
A lovely soundtrack by Irish balladeers the Saw Doctors can't make up for the rest of this belabored labor of love.
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