Review of The Dinner (2017) by Josh H — 30 Nov 2017

A long winded movie that lacks a compelling plot.

This review of The Dinner (2017) was written by Josh H on 30 Nov 2017.

The Dinner has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Toby Woollaston (47) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Dec 2017

Despite the top-shelf cast, The Dinner fails to deliver, getting bogged down in moral ambiguities rather than the dark satire and cynical focus…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 26 Dec 2017

Moverman's adaptation of Herman Koch's novel is loaded with lacerating dialogue delivered with conviction…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Dec 2017

You can see the points [director Oren] Moverman is trying to make, but it's just a pity that the dialogue isn't sharper and that the protagonists…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 07 Dec 2017

Coogan's character is intentionally exasperating for much of the movie, but there's something intriguing about the way his character and Gere's…

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By Aurora1 (24) on 03 Aug 2018

The Trip got a new chapter: The Trip Into Drama. As if the previous ones were not dramatic enough…

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By Everett (50) on 30 Oct 2022

The acting was terrific. The story grabbed me enough to make me tolerate the flaws, e.g., the overused and repetitive flashbacks…

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By Anastacia C (12) on 30 Nov 2017

A long winded movie that lacks a compelling plot…

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By José Martín (128) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 29 Dec 2017

The Dinner manages to work thanks to the delivery of his actors... [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 08 Dec 2017

Even once you've got used to the idea of Richard Gere and Steve Coogan playing brothers, The Dinner is a confused and confusing film…

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By Mark J (665) on 07 Sep 2018

Boring and disjointed. Other than Richard Gere, the rest of the cast were horrible people…

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