Smoke
Miramax Films | Release Date: June 9, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A sharply observant and witty film that plumbs unexpected depths of feeling. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Each conversation has at least one memorable line, and it's always delivered in such a casual manner that it blends right in. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Knockout ensemble performances like these don't come around all that often, though, and when they do they ought to be savored. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A beguiling film about words, secrets and tobacco. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorJeff Danziger
The action is talky and philosophical but in sweet celebration of everyman going nowhere.
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The best vignette, at the very end of the film, is the story Auster originally wrote for a newspaper as a Christmas piece, the one that inspired Wang to make Smoke in the first place. It's the one you'll want to inhale. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A film of deceptive narrative wisps and intricate thematic curls. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A showcase for Wang's greatest strengths as a film maker: a chance to explore friendships, connections and random serendipities. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
The delight of the movie is Keitel, who finally gets to play someone who doesn't look like he's about to mug you. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
An inviting but evanescent film that does have casualness, curiosity value and a lot of talent on its side. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Pretty to look at but contrived and somewhat stagy. Read full review
70
VarietyDavid Stratton
Too often goes off on a tangent with unessential anecdotes and then fails to deliver in more important areas. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A wonderfully unhurried and precious yarn. Read full review
70
Washington PostRita Kempley
A celebration of buddies and butts, it's an unconventionally structured, wonderfully acted group portrait of the regulars at a Brooklyn cigar store. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Despite a certain grace in the dialogue and casual plot construction, this is positively reeking of a desire to be cheerful in the face of adversity. Read full review
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