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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonSome of the finest ensemble acting this year.
- 88Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisIt's rare to find an American movie that works so well structurally from beginning to end, including a second act that withstands the plethora of fast-moving action, and a climax that is satisfying and well earned.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerDanny Aiello is right at home as owner Louis, a paternal Italian father to all but his own son, reigning over the throng from his corner table like a benevolent lord and maybe underworld gangster.
- 80Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe cast never skips a beat, particularly Mark Margolis as the most obnoxious dinner customer in cinema history and Summer Phoenix as his unfazed waitress.
- 80The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyCombines pulse-of-the-city drama and comedy with an elaborate revenge plot, but mostly the movie is about New Yorkers talking.
- 80L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyIt's fitting, then, that Dinner Rush boasts Hawks-ian virtues: fiery energy, swift, character-driven chitchat and a tough, upbeat sense of how the world works.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleBenefits enormously from Aiello's down-to-earth magnificence.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsAs tension mounts through the evening, Giraldi cleverly sweeps in and out of conversations -- and brings it all together in a climax that is as hard to see coming as it is to resist.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere are enough plots here to challenge a Robert Altman, specialist in interlocking stories, but the director, Bob Giraldi, masters the complexities as if he knows the territory. He does.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanA pleasant and often surprising ensemble dramedy set almost entirely within the walls of a busy, fashionable Tribeca trattoria on a spectacularly busy Tuesday night.