85
Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawI would have loved to hear a discussion on a wider range of issues, particularly #TimesUp, but with a film this much fun, it seems churlish to ask for anything else.
- 100ObserverRex ReedObserverRex ReedUnrehearsed, spontaneous and off-the-cuff, they don’t hold back, their fearless charm is relaxed and effortless, and the relentless candor is enchanting. The result is 83 minutes of bliss spent with four Dames who know the difference between truth and illusion, and generously give a great deal of both. In Tea with the Dames, boredom is not an option.
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyI would not have minded a bit if the dames were given twice the amount of time this trim film allowed.
- 90TheWrapDave WhiteTheWrapDave WhiteTea With the Dames, from director Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”), is as cozy and satisfying as its title suggests.
- 88New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartIn a perfect world, Tea With the Dames could be a series. Let us be flies on the wall for this posse’s weekly gathering for tea and convivial cackling. And I say this with the delighted surety that they would tell anyone who proposed this idea to go straight to hell.
- 88RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmMichell’s film allows us the privilege to spend an unscripted hour or so with the four acting goddesses during their routine visit to Plowright’s home in the English countryside, and though our time with them is brief, the very thought of our world existing in their absence is almost unbearable.
- 88LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenIt’s all immensely entertaining, revealing, and moving—especially the occasional silences, when they sit comfortably together and the shared years fill the open space.
- In a breezy chat, the quartet are mostly unwilling to dwell on unpleasant subjects, so Michell uses archive footage to spell out the subtext.
- 80Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt’s delicious — sweet, tart, surprisingly moving and funny as hell.