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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistCory EverettThe PlaylistCory EverettAfternoon Delight succeeds mainly because although the premise is broad, writer/director Jill Soloway is determined to keep it real.
- 60Time OutTime OutSoloway mines her ensemble of funny ladies more for laughs than emotional insight, but Hahn breaks through it all; she’s the one who provides the glossy rumination with actual heart.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhether or not you wince, this meticulously acted movie, which won Ms. Soloway a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, paints an accurate picture of how a segment of youngish, educated, affluent, white Americans converse. It is anything but inspiring.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAlas, the film, which had at worst seemed unfocused (not a cardinal sin for a comedy), takes a bizarrely reactionary turn in the homestretch, undermining all of the goodwill Hahn had accumulated up to that point and turning her character into detestable yuppie scum.
- 40Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerA film whose themes are as neatly laid out as its characters' behavior is preposterous.
- 40Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenAiming to discomfort, the film ends up retreating.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyIt’s impossible to buy into the film’s plea to be taken seriously at the end, just as the upbeat finale feels false.
- 30The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasAfternoon Delight is one of those bad films that seem to drift further and further away from a recognizable reality the more we get to know it.
- 12Slant MagazineTomas HachardSlant MagazineTomas HachardJill Soloway's film is dishonest in the way it attempts to mask self-pity as enlightened self-criticism.