Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times
The very best thing about the movie is its dialogue. Paul Brickman, who wrote and directed, has an ear so good that he knows what to leave out.
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| 90 |
Chicago Reader
Taking off from the format of a typical teenage sex comedy, Brickman deepens the characters and tightens the situations, filming them in a dark, dreamlike style full of sinuous camera movements and surrealistic insinuations. Brickman found a tone I hadn't encountered previously - one of haunting, lyrical satire.
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| 88 |
TV Guide
Staff (Not Credited)
Smart, stylish, and cynical about the values of its time, this movie aspires to be The Graduate for its generation and it comes pretty close.
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| 75 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
An adolescent-oriented farce so finely tuned it projects beyond its narrow intended audience - it's not only for adolescents, it's for anyone who remembers what adolescence was like. [05 Aug 1983]
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| 70 |
Variety
Staff (Not Credited)
Risky Business is like a promising first novel, with all the pros and cons that come with that territory.
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| 63 |
Boston Globe
Risky Business is the sleeper of the summer. It's a refreshing change from the usual dumb teenage ripoffs, the slickest American film since "Trading Places" and "War Games," and a strong directorial debut for Paul Brickman, who knows his way around teen fantasies. [05 Aug 1983]
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| 60 |
The New York Times
Risky Business improves as it goes along.
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| 60 |
Empire
Ian Nathan
It’s "Ferris Bueller" with an existential crisis. Very funny and very weird.
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