The Overnight
Orchard, The | Release Date: June 19, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
The New York TimesManohla DargisJun 18, 2015
The Overnight ends just as it starts to get interestingly messy, tapping into something real and sweetly touching. Read full review
50
TheWrapInkoo KangJun 18, 2015
Brice’s script boasts a few surprises, but this is essentially a highly competent film about boring people’s boring problems. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJun 13, 2015
The film's Buñuelian potential for harpooning the bourgeoisie is quickly dashed in favor of mumblecore antics. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJul 3, 2015
Unfortunately, Brice appears more interested in ramping up the outrageousness and keeping his audiences guessing than in crafting a meaningful story. And so while his film is nothing if not unpredictable, that comes at the cost of the sort of emotional impact for which his film seems to be aiming. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisJun 24, 2015
In the end, the preordained ménage à quatre that culminates the evening’s funny games titillates neither mentally nor erotically. Without any such catharsis, the whole thing feels like a big tease. No doubt what The Overnight could use at this point is another happy ending. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid EhrlichJun 19, 2015
The result is a throwaway trifle that plays like it came together over the course of a slaphappy weekend, and while size may not matter (the movie runs a short 79 minutes), it’s not even relevant to something this flaccid. Read full review
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