On a Magical Night
Strand Releasing | Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 25, 2019
Beneath the impish, inventive surface of On A Magical Night lies real emotions around loyalty, devotion and how to ensure love never dies. It is a film as charming as it is touching. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 6, 2020
On a Magical Night is a fanciful tale of marriage and its malcontents; a muted sex farce that unfolds like an overwhelmingly French twist on “A Christmas Carol” for people who are sick of their spouses. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMay 6, 2020
Despite its welcome breezy and surreal qualities, On A Magical Night has more psychological shortcuts than insights. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 7, 2020
There’s a lot of fun mixed in with the somber assessments of a failed relationship. In the end, it’s too much to juggle or do justice to, and On a Magical Night is never quite “could this be the magic at last.” Read full review
60
CineVueChristopher MachellJun 18, 2020
As in thrall to its fantasy as its characters, On a Magical Night confuses what is admittedly a charming conceit for depth. Nevertheless, that charm is enough to sustain the picture across its 90-minute runtime, even if its effects quickly recede into memory. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadJun 17, 2020
Christophe Honoré, now edging into veteran status with his 12th film, once again steps up to the oche of desire and infidelity. But this peppy, flighty and self-involved film – a hybrid of marital drama, chamber piece, erotic farce and crypto-musical – hovers frustratingly outside the bullseye. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonMay 25, 2019
Breezy and bright, with the stylized look and feel of a stage play, Honore’s bubbly bottle of cinematic champagne runs out of fizz somewhere around its midway point. Even so, there are still enjoyably shallow pleasures to be savored here. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyMay 8, 2020
The film offers some simple-minded insights into the myth of the happily-ever-after, and a dash of nonchalant French charisma. But the whole thing is only as original as a dull midlife crisis, retrofitted into a whimsical screwball mold that feels miscalculated. Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 7, 2020
Despite the fantastic premise and the ostensibly comedic bits of business Honoré strews throughout (pay attention to the changing marquee of the cinema on the street where both Maria’s apartment and the hotel are), the movie’s treatment of its themes still too often lists toward a near-ponderous solemnity. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneMay 5, 2020
Christophe Honoré deposits all his chips on the comedic premise at the expense of character study and gravitas. Read full review
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VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 25, 2019
On a Magical Night is whimsically cute, provocative in a coy way, and more than a little in love with itself. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 27, 2020
Basically a meaner French version of schmaltzy Matthew McConaughey romcom "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" (itself one of the worst adaptations of A Christmas Carol) mixed with a French bedroom farce, On a Magical Night shackles itself, as if with Marley's chains, to a thoroughly unlikable protagonist. Read full review
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