The film is as disappointing as being alive, but I must hastily add that it is very carefully prepared for the screen; at all times, it looks natural and the acting is superb.

| May 7, 2024

The Big Chill‘s blunt suggestion that one may not have lived up to their younger self’s dreams or morals hits a universal nerve to this day.

| Oct 5, 2022

Uses its ensemble cast superbly to create both a spiky and life affirming comedy drama.

| Aug 25, 2022

As funny, deeply felt, and expressive of its characters' pain as the film is -- and I've always loved it, since watching it many times on HBO at age 18 -- today it's fascinating for its obtuseness.

| Apr 7, 2021

A wickedly funny yet compassionate comedy.

| Feb 27, 2020

It establishes a very interesting union between reality and fiction, between past and present, between errors and their correction. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Sep 4, 2019

A funny, sad, warm-hearted story about real people who passed sorrowfully into the '80s from the '60s.

| Aug 20, 2019

What might have been a meaningful exploration of the changes wrought by 20 years of abrasive reality is diverted, essentially, into who's going to wind up sleeping with whom.

| Jan 29, 2019

College reunion film with mature themes won't interest teens.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 9, 2014

Even if the film isn't timeless, the soundtrack certainly is.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 7, 2014

...even though it's aware of their narcissism, The Big Chill still views its characters sympathetically, even when they do little to invite much sympathy themselves.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 28, 2014

Characters are generally middle-of-the-roaders, and pic lacks a tough-minded spokesman who might bring them all up short for a moment.

| May 5, 2008

An always entertaining and perceptive film that hardly ever lapses into sentimentality.

| May 5, 2008

An entertaining look at the 80s embourgeoisement of 60s student activists steers skillfully between social satire and sentiment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 5, 2008

An irresistibly satisfying cultural artifact.

| Original Score: B | May 5, 2008

Strong acting and a string of classic rock and soul tunes make up for a superficial script.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 5, 2008

There is no place for depth or nuance in this slickly engineered complacency machine.

| May 5, 2008

Funny and ferociously smart.

| May 5, 2008

More significant sociologically than artistically, Kasdan's portrait of the Baby Boom generation--the Yuppie--is a zeitgeist film that is enjoyable due to strong ensemble acting and popular tunes.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 2, 2008

Shallow nostalgia-trip flick.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 14, 2007