Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) | Release Date: August 7, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
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Negative:
7
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Flirt has its moments, and Ewell and Nikaidoh are auspicious additions to the Hartley rep company. But Flirt will appeal mostly to Hartley completists. [23 Aug 1996]
38
It is a disappointment - just intermittently engaging, and lacking the cohesion of his best efforts, it seems less a fully realized feature than a film-school foible. [30 Aug 1996]
30
Hal Hartley fans, Flirt may be too slight and schematic. [13 Aug 1996]
30
Washington PostDesson Howe
The stories are markedly different, but the acting seems remote and hollow, as if no one believes in what they're doing. [18 Oct 1996]
25
Portland OregonianTim Appelo
Flirt fails because the basic story isn't very good and its retelling adds only incidental insights. [11 Oct 1996]