Groove
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 9, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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60
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
What gives the movie its coltish charm is Harrison's scene-setting feel for the indomitable brio of kids. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
If you're a rave virgin, it'll more likely make you feel like the guest nobody invited. And why would you pay nine bucks for that? Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A sweet-natured ode to rave culture saddled with a ridiculously clichéd plot line. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I liked the music. I would rather have the movie's soundtrack than see Groove again--or at all. Read full review
50
Film.comRobert Horton
The story of Groove... provides an ingratiating road map to a cultural phenomenon. Just make sure you drink lots of water while you're there. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
The music and wizard DJs in Groove are better than the dopey story. Read full review
48
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Its characters and plot are almost wholly negligible. It's just a party.
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The best thing about this movie? It's short. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Groove is less a work of subcultural ethnography than a curiously dorky act of hipster sincerity, less party movie than cheesy valentine Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
There's not enough sustained musical momentum to simulate the energy of an actual rave; the characters are likable but unremarkable.
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