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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThe most sensuous and intimate work of cinema of the past few years, a film that luxuriates in the immediacy of the moment. There is no guilt to the act, only exhilaration, joy and freedom. At least for the moment.
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasSeasoned with amusing bits of fantasy, like a pizza topping that briefly curls into a smile, Friday Night captures the city at its most inviting, alive with the feeling that wonderful things can happen to ordinary people.
- 80SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekA rare and tender delight.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA mesmerizing erotic odyssey.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanRicher in metaphor than narrative drive.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasBeguiling and intoxicating.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis movie gives us mostly the "what" when we need a bit of the "why" as well. In her other, better work, Denis always supplies it.
- 63Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageHas a sultry and complex psychological intent all its own, yet it's reminiscent of some earlier Denis works, including ''Nenette and Boni.''
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt is driven by the finely expressed -- if nearly mute -- performance of Lemercier. We learn a lot about this woman and her emotional state from Lemercier's subtle body language. As for Lindon's Jean, well, it's enough that he's there and doesn't require batteries.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesIts numerous ancillary characters are so closely observed that even those without speaking parts register as people, in a manner than blurs the line between strangeness and intimacy.