Overnight
THINKFilm | Release Date: November 10, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
A hilarious and harrowing cautionary tale. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
His story is instructive, as well as chilling and occasionally hilarious -- a brief, probably foredoomed career during which a would-be Orson Welles, playing shamelessly to the camera, draws from a bottomless cesspool of hubris, bile and rage.
75
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Overnight's only narrative hole is an inability to pinpoint why Miramax stonewalled him. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
I do wish that Overnight caught in more precise detail what Duffy, who finally made his film on the cheap at an obscure studio, did to tick off the Miramax powers. Imagining it, though, is half the fun. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Brutally funny documentary. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is pieced together out of uneven footage, and the idea of a documentary seems to have occurred in the midst of filming. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Overnight is about all kinds of in-the-moment emotional rawness. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
In a tale filled with perverse twists of fate, the most perverse may be that Overnight, not "The Boondock Saints," is Troy Duffy's masterpiece. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
As Overnight progresses and its title grows increasingly ironic, it paints a mesmerizing portrait of a profane, overbearing monster engaged in a drawn-out act of professional suicide. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
A diabolically enjoyable documentary on unearned self-esteem. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A quintessential Hollywood story that might have just as easily been called "Karma." Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Reminiscent of HBO’s new hit "Entourage." Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
It turned out that he (Duffy) had an ego like a giant ChiaPet. With a little money sprinkled over it, it grew out of control. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Despite a last-minute attempt to bring poignancy to the tale, you don't walk away from Overnight feeling sorry for Duffy as much as you are glad you never met him. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The thin line between self-esteem and hubris is explored in this cautionary tale. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Though Overnight seems to be cautioning us about the excesses of filmmaker ego, it isn't always consistent. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
More than simply a raw-nerve success-gone-sour story. It's a revenge tale, and the directors come out on top. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Highly entertaining, in a schadenfreude sense, but incomplete. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A unique look behind the curtain, yes, but what's behind the curtain is almost unendurable. Just know that a bad guy got his comeuppance and you don't have to join the legion of his victims by watching it. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Any movie that makes you root against the underdog, though, is cause for suspicion, and Mr. Smith and Mr. Montana, perhaps aware of this, try belatedly to restore Mr. Duffy's status as a victim. Read full review
30
VarietyKen Eisner
There's a stunning rags-to-rags morality tale hidden in this two-hour mess of a movie. Read full review
20
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Grim going. Read full review
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