The Closer You Get
Twentieth Television | Release Date: February 25, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Gentle, wacky, down-to-earth and romantic. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Goes down as smoothly as a pint of Irish ale. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDoug Brod
Featherweight tale of Guinness-guzzling bachelors. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A droll, hearty Irish comedy with a serious undertow all the more effective for its unexpected candor and depth. Read full review
63
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
It is tough to fight off the ennui created by this comedy. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
Like sitting through a rerun of a show you kind of liked. Read full review
59
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
An amiable but contrived bit of blarney. Read full review
50
Film.comPeter Brunette
By no means a bad film, but rather a way too over-eager one. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
The latest entry in the "next 'Full Monty'" sweepstakes. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
An open-mindedness in the plotting of this romantic comedy set on Ireland's Donegal coast adds a couple of mild surprises to the story. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Derivative dumpling of a romantic comedy about Irish sexuality. Read full review
50
Film.comErnest Hardy
The audience for this film would be those people who like their cinematic fare pre-digested and painfully familiar. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Sweet-natured and as inconsequential as can be, shored up by smooth, low-key ensemble performances. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A sweet film, mildly pleasant to watch, but it's not worth the trip or even a detour. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Another high-concept Irish Spring comedy. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Oddly anemic and muted -- BBC Saturday-night material. Read full review
30
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Another tale of out-of-it working-class men cooking up a harebrained scheme to improve their lot in life. Read full review
10
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Clichéd and condescending. Read full review
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