Splendor
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The | Release Date: September 17, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
There's a genuine, sparky chemistry between the three (and later, a fourth), and Robertson, particularly, is luminous in her role. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
A delight and a surprise. Read full review
70
Film.comErnest Hardy
Beautifully shot, full of lush, vibrant colors and expertly wrought sets...a club-kid's frothy date flick. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The pleasing Splendor is surely more likely to appeal to a wider audience than any of Araki's previous films. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
It's dirty and delightful, if a tad on the slight side. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It gradually loses wattage. Robertson, however, is a real sparkler. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Runs out of helium and lands pretty heavily after its airy beginning. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Instructive comedy, which is marvelously neutral toward a type of sexual and domestic relationship that's often exploited or overblown. Read full review
55
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
There's nothing remotely bizarre about this boy meets girl meets boy tale. Read full review
50
Film.comJohn Hartl
Compared to such current television shows as ''Sex and the City" and ''Action," this menage-a-trois tale seems downright tame. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A menage a trois tale that aspires to the breezy screwball comedies of the 1930s -- but more often resembles a hip soap opera. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Almost a textbook example of what can go wrong when an artistic bad boy decides to be good. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Characteristically stylish and willfully outre, and uncharacteristically watchable. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Araki graduates from his usual obsession with teenage angst in this neon-lighted comedy, but fails to hit the visual and verbal high notes he strains so hard to reach. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Might as well be bad TV...Splendor is what happens when a director whose natural mode is subversion runs out of things to subvert. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Ineptly written and shot like a fashion mag, rings hollow throughout. It's a long, long way from "Jules and Jim." Read full review
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
An embarrassing misfire...feels like a long, slow TV pilot about L.A. twentysomethings, only it lacks the polish and wit of your average sitcom. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsRon Givens
A fair amount of laughs and a spunky dose of charm from the three leads, which adds up to some meaningless, if perverted, fun. Read full review
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