Metacritic Film

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back By Five

Starring Jon Cryer, Rick Stearn, Rafael Baez, and Ione Skye

MPAA RATING: R for language

Phaedra Cinema
Drama
94 minutes | Color
USA
Released In Theaters August 25, 2000

Two lifelong friends hear a rumor that a childhood buddy with whom they've lost touch over the years, has been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that the only way to know for sure is to go and find him. (Phaedra Cinema)

WRITTEN BY
Jon Cryer
Richard Schenkman

DIRECTED BY
Richard Schenkman

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

42 / 100

Critic Reviews

80 Film Threat
Not only does this film have the coolest title ever, but this bittersweet, multi-layered comparison of life's realities versus life's potential is as compelling as it is deeply resonant.
63 New York Post
A vast improvement over Schenkman's previous effort, "The Pompatus of Love."
60 Los Angeles Times
You find Went to Coney Island sticking with you long after it's over.
50 TV Guide
Ambles to a surprisingly affecting conclusion, almost despite itself.
40 The New York Times
Never quite comes to dramatic or comic life.
40 Variety
Though intermittently engaging and decently acted, the movie suffers from a repetitive format, with too many shifts in time that prove disruptive.
30 LA Weekly
Consistently undermined by a script that swings between the duller side of quirky and facile sentiment.

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