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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrStillman has become a master at escalating the laughter by waiting an extra beat and then understating something devastatingly funny, as when someone looks Chris Eigeman's club manager, Des, in the eye and says, "I consider you a person of integrity - except, you know, in the matter of women."
- 90The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsStillman's arch, clever dialogue is as strong as ever, and he conveys in every frame a genuine affection for his characters, however insipid their actions may be at times. These gifts make it easy to forgive Stillman's tendency to let his story meander, especially in Disco's second half.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinHumorously and fondly, with an entertaining supply of what he has called "prosaic license," Stillman again displays a pitch-perfect ear for both the cattiness and the camaraderie that bind his characters into collective friendship.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranDisco's exceptional acting ensemble is especially successful at capturing the brittle rituals of this specific group of genteel, well-spoken young people on the cusp of adulthood.
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe score (a nifty collection of vintage but never clichéd period tunes) complements the mood perfectly, and the ensemble cast members hit their own notes to perfection.
- 80NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid Ansen[Stillman] has a keen sense of group dynamics and a fine comic ear.
- 70Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanEavesdropping on the glib conversations of witty urbanites can be a pleasant diversion, but after so much volubility, you might find yourself wishing that they would all just shut up and dance.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatSevigny and Beckinsale, looking very Parker Posey-esque here, give solid performances, but it's not enough to out weigh Stillman's smugness.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWhit Stillman's stiff directorial approach ill suits the sensual ambiance of the club scene so intently depicted, and the mostly self-conscious, uptight characters seem to have made a left turn out of "Metropolitan" and walked through the wrong door to turn up in this flamboyant druggie scene.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe most Stillmanesque Stillman movie yet. It's about a mood, part wistful, part sardonic. It's about a time of life, about repartee, about the vivid character saying the unexpected thing.