Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Negative: 6 out of 16

Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    May 20, 2014
    80
    Full of snap and sass -- and actual laughs, too -- and one wonders whether it's safe to become attached to it. [9 Sept 1996, p.]
  2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    May 20, 2014
    80
    What sets Party Girl apart is the "girl" who hosts the party: Christine Taylor, a delightful young actress best known for playing Marcia in "The Brady Bunch" movies. Her character here, Mary, is what Marcia might have become had she been orphaned, or "Clueless'" Cher might be if she were older, wiser and poorer. [9 Sept 1996, p.C-6]
  3. Reviewed by: Howard Rosenberg
    May 20, 2014
    80
    A funny gala of fresh, cleverly bent whimsy and endearing lightness that brings out the burlesque best in Christine Taylor, allowing her to far exceed her campy neo-Marcia in two movie revivals of "The Brady Bunch."
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Renee Graham
    May 20, 2014
    70
    Party Girl exudes a certain clunky charm - much more so than the 1995 film that inspired it. It's not a perfect show, but it works for its occasional laughs, which is more than can be said about most new comedies so far this season. [9 Sept 1996, p.C10]
  5. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Robin Dougherty
    May 20, 2014
    63
    In this comedy, rowdy young woman gets a job in a library, and finds she likes it. [9 Sept 1996, p.1C]