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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Total FilmEmma DibdinTotal FilmEmma DibdinIt’s to director Chris Menaul’s credit that his lack of big-screen experience isn’t evident, but the same can’t be said for his cast who are, by and large, too stiff to charm.
- Grant plays it with manic glee and full-throated gusto.
- 40Time Out LondonTime Out LondonThe standard of acting is poor beyond belief. What happened to Grant’s career that he should be in the likes of this?
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis farcical romantic comedy lacks the charm and star power to compensate for its contrived plotting and only mildly amusing situations.
- 30Village VoicePete Vonder HaarVillage VoicePete Vonder HaarThe depressingly predictable script—and tendency of everyone involved to jump to ridiculous conclusions—suggests a combination of Noises Off at best, and at worst, Three's Company.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIf 1st Night had a glint of social satire, it might have amounted to something more than a frivolous fatuity. But it plays as an arch, hammily acted farce.
- 25Slant MagazineDrew HuntSlant MagazineDrew HuntThe political dynamic that underpins The Rules of the Game is nonexistent in 1st Night, which is fixated entirely on the zany sexcapades of its characters.