The Anniversary Party
Fine Line Features | Release Date: June 8, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
13
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
78
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Some of The Anniversary Party's titillation factor rests on the awareness that these are actors playing actors, in roles written specifically for them that at times appear awfully close to home. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
A cautionary tale, a warning not to gather all of your neurotic friends in one room - or better yet, not to have so many neurotic friends.
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Isn't what you'd call a probing film, but it's a slick and savvy one.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What makes The Anniversary Party intriguing is how close it cuts to the bone of reality--how we're teased to draw parallels between some of the characters and the actors who play them. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Cumming and Leigh -- bring to their stylish, incisive and compassionate film an immediacy and a bracing snap. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A caustic, funny, low-budget treat, shot on digital video. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Energetic, often very funny comedy filled with sharp, vivid performances by a terrific ensemble cast.
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Has a loose, improvisatory feel that rings true.
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
For all its superfluous and self-conscious moments, the picture is a draining kick. Read full review
70
Rolling StonePeter Travers
They turn what could have been an acting stunt into an intimate and compelling study of bruised emotions. Read full review
80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
I can't recall the last time a picture left me feeling so caffeinated. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A caustic comedy of Hollywood manners. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Despite its shortcomings, this smart, caustic movie is easily the most incisive and realistic comedy of manners to emerge from Hollywood in quite a while, and that's saying a lot. Read full review
80
TimeRichard Schickel
Everyone in the cast has his or her solo, and all rise brilliantly to their occasions, notably Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, Mina Badie and a divinely neurotic Jane Adams.
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Although the movie -- falls occasional prey to pretension, it's a classic guilty pleasure. Read full review
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