Afternoon Delight Reviews
I want to see more movies like this, by more women, with more women. That would be delightful.
| Jan 14, 2021
It is worth seeing almost solely for Kathryn Hahn's conflicted yet luminous performance.
| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020
A sometimes successfully coordinated comedic vehicle that finally gives Kathryn Hahn a worthy leading role.
| Aug 22, 2019
A little film with little to say - but what it does, it does with a refreshing conviction and winning performances.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 17, 2019
Focus is what's sorely lacking here, tonally. The smart-ass exchanges between the comedy-centric ensemble generally read as light-hearted and clever, no edgier than what you'd see on The Office.
| Original Score: 6.7/10 | Apr 12, 2019
The repugnant fog of entitlement and inflated hubris that shrouds the film isn't just palpable, it's positively suffocating.
| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 8, 2019
Imperfection is to be embraced in order to carry on and leaving no doubt the women in front of and behind the camera will do so stronger than ever.
| Dec 17, 2018
As a first film, Afternoon Delight is worth exploring -- perhaps mostly to see what film Soloway does next.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 2, 2017
No longer the hilarious side role, Soloway gives Hahn an opportunity to star. She, in turn, proves ready and deserving of the challenge.
| Original Score: B | Jun 28, 2016
...a decent drama that isn't, in the end, able to reach the heights that writer/director Jill Soloway is clearly aiming for.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 30, 2015
Mistaking smug self-awareness for satire, the film attempts to skewer yuppie privilege while accidentally wallowing in it.
Full Review | Apr 28, 2015
As Rachel enters her late-30s wilderness, Hahn only gets better.
| Original Score: 6 | Nov 6, 2014
Kathryn Hahn is outstanding as the unraveling Rachel ... capable of significantly more depth than she's had the chance to display in her regular goofball comedy roles.
| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Aug 18, 2014
Relaxed, intuitive performances from the top-notch ensemble cast pay dividends, with Hahn commandingly stressy in the central role, and Michaela Watkins impressively abrasive as neighbourhood organiser-in-chief.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 30, 2014
[Soloway] delves fearlessly into raw, intimate and uncomfortable areas that more conventional comedies would avoid like the plague.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 28, 2014
Tension dissolves towards the end but Jane Lynch's turn (as Rachel's pompous, self-referential shrink) never gets old.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 28, 2014
There are some very dark corners in this cheeky comedy, which explores relationships and sexuality in unusually realistic ways.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 28, 2014
The cast is uniformly excellent, but special mention is due to Jane Lynch as a narcissistic therapist with distracting glasses.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 27, 2014
Occupies much the same space as the films of director Nicole Holofcener and does so pretty well.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 27, 2014
An enjoyable romantic drama with refreshingly interesting female characters and a duo of impressive performances from Kathryn Hahn and Juno Temple.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 27, 2014