The Good Night
Yari Film Group Releasing | Release Date: October 5, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Jake Paltrow's comedy takes familiar male-angst material and turns it into a painful--but fun--string of jokes. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin Chang
Though its forays into the subconscious may strike more adventurous cinematic palettes as precious and unimaginative, few will be able to resist Martin Freeman's appealing lead turn or the wry Brit wit that gives this fanciful confection a robust comic core. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The filmmaker's got good taste -- and luck -- in casting. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Either way, it's too pretentious--or not nearly pretentious enough. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
There is a fine idea for a romantic comedy in Jake Paltrow's The Good Night but the writer-director, in his debut feature, never develops it much beyond the idea stage. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
Director Jake Paltrow's feature debut has all the hallmarks of an earnest young man's feature debut, and while that is not necessarily a bad thing, I can only imagine that it fit Sundance like a fingerless glove when it had its premiere there earlier this year. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
The Good Night is at heart a mediocre Sundance variation on the Dudley Moore-Bo Derek alleged classic "10." Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
As thin and wispy as a dream you can't quite remember in the morning, writer-director Jake Paltrow's The Good Night wastes the ample comedy talent of Martin Freeman, turns his famous sister Gwyneth into a shrew, and makes you wish Danny DeVito had directed the movie instead of acting in it. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
The Good Night has flashes of bookish wit but never quite recovers from the metronomic monotony of its first half, which ticktocks between scenes of Paltrow braying and Cruz voguing. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
There's a gloomy quality to The Good Night I sort of appreciated -- much of it was shot in London, although it's supposed to occur in New York -- but after the initial acerbic setup fades, Gary becomes less and less likable and the movie evaporates into nothing. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The comedy of male midlife angst dates back at least to “The Seven-Year Itch,” when it was sweet and innocent. Each time it is recycled, it gets more sour and joyless. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The movie's film-studentish navel-gazing wears thin long before its over. Read full review
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