Saturday Night Fever
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1
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88
Chicago TribuneGene Siskel
One minute into Saturday Night Fever you know this picture is onto something, that it knows what it's talking about. [15 Oct 1999, Siskel Years, p.6]
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It's also interesting to see how little screen time the final disco competition really has, considering how large it looms in our memories. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyStaff (Not Credited)
Travolta molds what could have been an equally obvious character into a substantial, tragic figure. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
A small, solid film, made with craft if not resonance. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Non Credited)
The story here is really secondary to character and milieu, as director John Badham and his actors create a convincing portrait of frustrated 1970s working-class youth and the escape offered by the swirling lights and pulsing rhythms of the disco. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Fever beings to flag when, after an initial hour filled with high spirits and jubilant music, it settles down to tell its story; the effect is so deflating that it's almost as though another Monday has rolled around and it's time to get back to work. Read full review
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The clumsy story lurches forward through predictable travail and treacle, separated by phonograph records (or vice versa). Read full review
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