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Oren Moverman’s “The Dinner” is an incredibly frustrating movie, almost purposefully so. It is a film about people who say things like “We’re gonna talk tonight … put it all on the table,” and then never do.
Parents need to know that The Dinner is a talky drama about a family in crisis. Its intense material and bleak outlook make it inappropriate for younger viewers. The central incident is extremely disturbing: Teens are shown taunting and harassing a homeless woman, setting her on fire, and then laughing and….
- Oren Moverman
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Steve Coogan, Richard Gere, Laura Linney
May 5, 2017 · “The Dinner” has a major cast of Gere, Laura Linney, who I have never seen give a bad performance and, mostly, as she does in this film, gives an outstanding performance, Steve Coogan, a strong actor and Rebecca Hall who I had seen in a few movies and seemed to be waiting for that breakout role.
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- Oren Moverman
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- Michael Chernus
May 5, 2017 · That’s the question faced by Richard Gere’s character in Oren Moverman’s The Dinner, in which Gere, Rebecca Hall, Steve Coogan, and Laura Linney play two couples whose children took part in an...
- Stacey Wilson Hunt
- Contributor
Would the movie be a dark comedy? a domestic drama? A murder mystery? Apparently, the director couldn't make up his mind. Instead, he gave us a dinner party with characters so smug, self-absorbed and repulsive that, until the actual crime was revealed, I thought the movie was a dark comedy version of "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie."
May 2, 2017 · The Dinner is an entirely unpleasant film about a group of appalling people. The premise and subject matter is at first intriguing, then precipitously breaks down into a jumbled mess.
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May 4, 2017 · Stan’s determination is cheering, especially when we learn that one of his dinner guests — his brother, Paul (Steve Coogan) — is resolutely incapable of listening to any voice but his own.
