The Man Who Came to Dinner
Warner Bros. | Release Date: January 24, 1942 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

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90
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
A deliciously wicked character portrait and a helter-skelter satire. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Cynically witty lines, top-notch characterizations (Ann Sheridan is a delight), and welcome guest appearances by Jimmy Durante (as a Harpo Marx figure) and Reginald Gardner (doing a take on Noel Coward) make for classic comedy. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It's a pleasant movie, not quite up to its reputation. [06 Aug 2000, p.23C]
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Superb casting and nifty work by every member of the company rates plenty of breveting. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The play was built on topical jokes and a series of vaudeville turns, and in this version the jokes are flat and the turns seemed forced and not very funny.
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