The complex relationship between a wealthy French woman and her best friend a, gay black American, is thrown into turmoil when her estranged daughter comes to visit them with her new husband for the weekend in upstate New York. Through a series of drunken evenings and daytime squabbles it becomes apparent that no one involved is what they seem.
The Reception has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 24 Mar 2007
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The Reception was released in 2005 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 16 reviews, giving The Reception (2005) an average rating of 49%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 61%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Reception than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 49%, The Reception is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like Yours, Mine & Ours, Trust the Man and Man with the Screaming Brain.
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