| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Whatever Evening is saying about life, death, and guilt isn't terribly new or interesting..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There are few things more depressing than a weeper that doesn't make you weep." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Reaves |
"The film, like the book, is clear-eyed without being clinical, reflective but never maudlin." more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"...this disappointing drama packs in too many characters, too many talky scenes, too many flashbacks." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...for all the creaminess of the sets and costumes, every character talks as if she is still made out of written words, not flesh..." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"What a cast but what a disappointment." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"I've seen more grace and subtlety from a cat tossed into a swimming pool." more... |
D |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...proves that not every book deserves its own film." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an example of a well-told familiar story." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Hungarian director Lajos Koltai...pushes emotions that need to flow." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Ultimately, Evening achieves a kind of wisdom, though it's a strange and bitter wisdom." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...Evening is so distanced from the emotions of the story that it never breathes on its own." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...tedious and uninvolving." more... |
C |
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