Eating Out
Ariztical Entertainment | Release Date: April 8, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A sweet and funny take on the crossed-wire romantic couplings of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
May be predictable and silly, but it's never dull. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The story doesn't make any real sense, and the production values are home movie-cheap. But the cast seems to be having fun. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The explicit encounters and dirty talk in Eating Out suggest a new genre -- call it porncom -- that seeks to amuse and arouse at the same time. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Plays like a feature-length sitcom with gay double entendres. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
Rude, heavily contrived, pretty funny, just remotely connected to real-world youth life. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Ultimately a less-than-satisfying cinematic meal. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
Wacky mix-ups and a stunningly unfunny climax. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick Sylvester
The best straight-plays-gay, straight-goes-gay flick since "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Read full review
30
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Think of it as a modern-day variant on a Shakespearean comedy, only without the verbal felicity or dramatic structure. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
With its porno plot, Undressed production values and ersatz "Will & Grace" banter that manages to be crude without being the least bit funny, Q. Allan Brocka's debut is a tasteless comedy that nevertheless leaves a nasty flavor on the tongue. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Eating Out might just make it as an amusing trifle, but on the big screen it's merely tedious and silly. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleJoe Brown
Director Q. Allan Brocka loads up the screen with eye-candy for every preference -- no one keeps a shirt on for long. Think Skinemax with a gay twist. But his script overdoses on pop culture references and bitchy wisecracks that his trying-too-hard cast can't quite pull off. Read full review
20
Film ThreatPhil Hall
A small, tacky non-comedy. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Deadening comedy. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Here's hoping someone breaks down and buys Brocka some more toys, if only to distract him from embarking on another flesh-and-blood production. Read full review
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