Coffee Date
TLA Releasing | Release Date: November 10, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's not earthshaking or life-changing, but it's cute, occasionally predictable and only requires ACTUAL idiots, like Barry, to act like idiots. As formula entertainment goes, that's a pretty sweet deal. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A wry romantic comedy of sexual confusion that deftly becomes increasingly serious without losing its sense of humor. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael Fox
Writer-director Stewart Wade has gracefully expanded his short film, a festival fave, into a warmhearted tale carried by genuine affection and a charming cast rather than cutting one-liners and turbo-charged plotting. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
Wade lampoons our tendency to rigidly define sexual preference, but eventually the high jinks start to resemble an episode from the old TV series "Love, American Style." Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
A likable, extremely goofy piece of fluff. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter Debruge
Full of unlikely misunderstandings. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Leaving no cliché unturned, Coffee Date provides cheesy music, chats about "gaydar" and the obligatory are-you-looking-at-mine? urinal scene. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Writer-director Stewart Wade expanded his festival-circuit short film into a blobby, watery feature-length enterprise, unredeemed by its cast (though Sally Kirkland shows up as Todd's mom). Read full review
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