Review of Metropolitan (1990) by Chris Cabin for Filmcritic.com — 12 Nov 2005

Has the humor, warmth, and satirical edge to make it a tragically forgotten classic.

This review of Metropolitan (1990) was written by Chris Cabin and published by Filmcritic.com on 12 Nov 2005.

Metropolitan has generally received very positive reviews.

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If Noah Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming was a more mature version of Clerks, then Metropolitan is a more prim version of Kicking and Screaming…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 20 Jul 2011

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By Johnny B (564) on 10 Apr 2014

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