Evening
Focus Features | Release Date: June 29, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
18
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The strength of the screenplay and acting provide a satisfying, although not overwhelming, two hours of romance, drama, and tragedy. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
The film, like the book, is clear-eyed without being clinical, reflective but never maudlin. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
It resonates with gleaming ferocity as it unspools a story of regret, longing and resolution in two generations of women. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The constant shifting between today and years ago is, in and of itself, powerful. Read full review
67
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
It's like a Harlequin romance trying to pass itself off as something deeper and more profound. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Susan Minot’s resplendent novel of a dying woman…stumbles on its way to the screen. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Whatever Evening is saying about life, death, and guilt isn't terribly new or interesting. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
It paints its world in pastels, but the subject cries out for vivid colors. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Rather than concentrate on Ann's disappointed infatuation and providing a satisfactory reason for its failure, Minot and, one suspects, Cunningham in particular, chose to flesh out the character of Buddy. Read full review
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