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 Tam D (8) on 08 Jul 2018

Poor storytelling, it is all over the place, 30 minutes. into the movie I walked away…

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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 Bob L (321) on 20 Jan 2018

A slow churn of a movie, THE DINNER did the impossible: made me want to skip the cheese course…

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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 Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 27 Dec 2017

The Dinner is an exercise in prolonged frustration. Check, please…

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By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (441) for Metro (UK) (700) on 06 Dec 2017

Brittle, stiff and frustratingly chopped about in a restless bid to break free from its claustrophobic setting, The Dinner is a far from satisfying…

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By Anastacia C (12) on 30 Nov 2017

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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 Katarina L (2) on 20 Jan 2018

A slow churn of a movie, THE DINNER did the impossible: made me want to skip the cheese course…

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By Cynthia W (137) on 03 Jan 2019

Oh dear,what a good cast,but terribly badly directed, and sreenplay terrible,very boring,i ended up fast forwarding, as o was frustrated, and…

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