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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.
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.
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Underneath that dumbness is a ugly anti-art, anti-intellectualism, faux populism. The thing about actual fine dining, at least in my extremely fleeting experience, is that the food is really, really, good and satisfying. Cooking like that is a high art.
Throughout the dinner, tensions build up among the group intercut with flashbacks that view the dysfunctional family's past, and Stan's attempts to help Paul in his depression. The arguments grow tense as they clash on whether the boys should take the blame or simply cover up their wrongdoing.
Aug 12, 2017 · Reviews. The Dinner Review. The night before the Senate votes on his bill, politician Stan Lohman (Gere) has decided not to whip up support. Instead, he’s called a family dinner because he has...
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