The 24th Day
Screen Media Films | Release Date: May 14, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Despite strong performances, this drawn-out "Day" feels like a cross between the claustrophobic play it once was, and the R-rated "After-School Special" it wants to be. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Not since Larry Clark's "Kids" (1995) has the threat of HIV infection been used so gratuitously, driving a narrative that ultimately has nothing to do with the AIDS crisis. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
What might have proved reasonably compelling onstage comes across as forced on film, with credibility taking a back seat to contrivance. Read full review
30
Village VoiceDennis Lim
No amount of fidgety editing and anxious soundtrack atonality can distract from the creakingly implausible scenario (Marsden's Dan is an almost comic exemplar of uncharacteristic hostage behavior). Read full review
30
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Mr. Piccirillo's direction reflects a basic knowledge of stagecraft but no discernable sense of filmmaking. The dull television-style close-ups march relentlessly across the screen, leaving only the ghostly trails of badly transferred video images behind. Read full review
25
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Boasts one of the most ludicrous plots ever committed to digital video. Read full review
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