The Big Chill
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 28, 1983 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Each member of the well-chosen cast not only creates a distinct character with unique and memorable resonances but also meshes these separate personalities to form as satisfying an example of ensemble acting as we are likely to see for quite some time to come. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
There is no place for depth or nuance in this slickly engineered complacency machine, which roars along at a single tone and pace, neatly dispelling every troubling intimation with a Mary Tyler Moore one-liner and solving all its conflicts with tricks of rhetoric. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterArthur Knight
A picture that clearly aspires for more ends up with considerably less. Read full review
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