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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 03 May 2017

There are moments in The Dinner, Oren Moverman’s tense drama based on the Herman Koch novel, in which you sit back and watch four terrific…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 03 May 2017

An overwrought, often laughably self-serious drama built around a terrible lead performance from Steve Coogan…

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By Rachel B (871) on 03 May 2017

No one even brought me dinner while I was watching…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 03 May 2017

As you might expect from this cast, all four leads are simply outstanding…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 May 2017

For all the actors’ commitment and ferocity, the experience they offer feels less like a confrontation with the anxieties of modern life…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 03 May 2017

Besides psychological drama, besides thriller, social satire is another significant element in this sometimes erratic film and it’s one that,…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 May 2017

As we watch these four pros in action, we find ourselves wanting fewer flashbacks and more time with all of the folks in one spot…

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By Pat Padua (495) for Washington Post (9,851) on 03 May 2017

This Dinner is spoiled before the appetizer even arrives…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 May 2017

The finished product feels tonally indistinct and plays as a bit of a grind…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 03 May 2017

Jumping about in time from the dinner to Paul's perspective on the past and the evening in question with amateurish dissolves, The Dinner might…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 May 2017

The problem with The Dinner is that all those elements -- the morality story, the social commentary and the acting -- don't pull together into…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 03 May 2017

Strong, focused performances give The Dinner sufficient reason to be seen…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 03 May 2017

The tone and thrust of Oren Moverman's adaptation of Howard Koch's novel is damn near impossible to pin down, which can be a compliment, but…

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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 03 May 2017

The film is much more interesting in its amuse-bouche diversions, including a surreal and emotional trip to the battlefield at Gettysburg…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 03 May 2017

Despite the presence of numerous seemingly foolproof ingredients, almost everything that can go wrong does go wrong in this Dinner from cinematic…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 03 May 2017

The way the information is revealed feels like a cheat - maybe it works better in the novel, or in the two recent adaptations, one in Dutch…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 03 May 2017

Despite frequent flashbacks and Bobby Bukowski’s richly dimensional photography, the movie has a static, stagy look that amplifies the oppressiveness…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 03 May 2017

Even without all the dilly-dallying, The Dinner would have a hard enough uphill battle to get the audience to care about four people it plainly…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 03 May 2017

[T]he tension here is in whether these characters will prove our assumptions about them wrong or simply confirm them…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 May 2017

The premise for this chamber drama is inherently suspenseful, but not enough to sustain a movie so languorous that its chapters are demarcated…

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