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

...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 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

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

| May 5, 2008

Funny and ferociously smart.

| May 5, 2008

It's perceptive, affectionate and often very funny.

| Feb 9, 2006

It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words. Its characters have all the right clothes, expressions, fears, lusts and ambitions. But there's no payoff and it doesn't lead anywhere.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 23, 2004

The performances represent ensemble playing of an order Hollywood films seldom have time for, with the screenplay providing each character with at least one big scene.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 21, 2003

The ease with which the group falls back into their old patterns of trust and familiarity after an awkwardly long period of separation is narratively convenient, but not really probable.

| Mar 10, 2003