Town & Country
New Line Cinema | Release Date: April 27, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
12
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60
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Where Town and Country gets really good and weird – and I do mean good – is only after about an hour into it in deepest, darkest Idaho. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
What it does offer, however, are the pleasures of watching its seasoned stars expertly go through their familiar paces. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
It may be a haphazard mess, but it's actually pretty funny. Read full review
60
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Nowhere near as bad as distributor New Line seems to think. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Has the air of a film and actor (Beatty)reaching clumsily for a golden past that's gone.
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The humor here is overcooked to the point of limpness.
50
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
The movie's not bad enough to be world-ending, merely clumsy. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Not unlike "Eyes Wide Shut," this is an eerily earnest contemplation of fidelity, and it's pitched as farce. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Sets up a cast -- and then proceeds to knock them down like ducks in a shooting gallery. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A lot of talent on both sides of the camera operating in low gear. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
This should have been Beatty's "Wonder Boys," but the filmmakers don't seem to realize they've sent their hero on a sexual adventure that neither his heart nor his dick needs to take. Read full review
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