The Celebration
October Films | Release Date: October 9, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Out of the zany strictures of Dogma 95...Danish newcomer Thomas Vinterberg has made a funny, volatile, visually dynamic story about the unraveling of one extended family during the course of a patriarchal 60th-birthday dinner. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Though it dedicates itself to avoiding directorial egotism, in accordance with strict rules of the Danish filmmakers' collective known as Dogma 95, Thomas Vinterberg's Celebration is still a virtuoso feat. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
This Danish film is an alternately funny and harrowing look at a family crisis, a meltdown that blends the needs of the truthsayers with the instincts of the let's-bury-our-heads-in-the-sand-and-pretend-none-of-this-is-happening types. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
he Celebration rips apart the placid facade of a familiar subject, leaving its audience stunned. As difficult as the film can at times be, the patient viewer will be rewarded. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It's a tribute to The Celebration that the style and the story don't stumble over each other. The script is well planned, the actors are skilled at deploying their emotions, and the long day's journey into night is fraught with wounds that the farcical elements only help to keep open. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Despite the awkward, stomach- churning camera movements and the grainy, flat images that come with insufficient lighting, the actors' work is often riveting and compelling. Read full review
50
VarietyGodfrey Cheshire
A propulsively inventive but uneven family comedy-cum-melodrama. Read full review
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