Metropolitan

  • 1990


MOVIE IS intriguing innocent careful technical nouveau
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93 % Certified Fresh
$ 2 Million
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Positive Reviews 27
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.8/5
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3.0
Shot on a shoestring, Metropolitan doesnt actually show the balls themselves, and it doesnt really have a narrative to speak of. Av Club
3.0
Metropolitan has a great subject, all right, but it treats that subject with white (kid) gloves. EW
4.4
Not very much happens in Metropolitan, and yet everything that happens is felt deeply, because the characters in this movie are still too young to hav .. Rogerebert
4.5
Filmmaker Whit Stillman makes a strikingly original debut with Metropolitan, a glib, ironic portrait of the vulnerable young heirs to Manhattans disap .. Variety
4.5
None of Stillmans endearing characters quite fits their prescribed social context, and in its exhilarated final movement, Metropolitan finds an exit o .. Time Out
4.4
Whit Stillmans urban haute bourgeoisie are redeemed because the filmmaker takes custody of them, their idiosyncrasies, their flaws.
1.5
But theres a problem this time around: a distinct lack of male escorts.
4.5
Its a low budget look at the well heeled, a bit of nouveau decadence, whimpering, tastefully faded and a bit wan.
4.5
Advertisement Stillman hasnt made as hermetically appealing a movie since, but for those lamenting the absence of the written word in modern comedy ra ..
4.5
The group boasts two delightfully sour cads: Nick (the brilliant character actor Chris Eigeman), a liar and seducer who blithely pretends hes anything .. Village Voice
5.0
Stillman is a careful observer with an obvious love of language, and his wonderful, fresh cast handles the script with ease, conveying just the right .. Tv Guide
4.0
Its as though the world of F Scott Fitzgerald has been caught in a time warp, complete with a social interloper. Radio Times
3.1
On a technical level, this is an amazingly slick film. Stillman knows how to, as they say, put every dollar on the screen. And on balance, hes certain .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
This films fine point is not so much the plot as its view of this young aristocracy and the often funny and always engrossing dialogue. Internet Reviews
3.8
Stillman films, with their acerbic humor, are perhaps best on the second and third viewing. With their rapid fire approach and their subtle dialog, it .. Internet Reviews
2.0
Stillmans film depends on strong dialogue and language, his humor is submerged in the text and is played deadpan by his actors; no wonder some critics .. Emanuellevy
4.5
...Stillmans vision and words last as memory, as a look back at a more innocent time, as a thought stretched luxuriously into sarcasm, some cynicism, .. Flim Threet
4.0
A middle class student in a hired tux, Tom doesnt approve of these rich kids, but hes there at every black tie bash, debating the merits of Jane Auste .. Bbc
4.5
His sensitive cinematic balance of performance, image, and inflection suggests a sensibility inspired, worthily, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. New Yorker
4.5
Nick (the indispensable Christopher Eigeman) affects a marvelously witty air of sardonic snobbery. The Atlantic
4.0
The social satire of Metropolitan is more gently mocking than damning. Cine Vue
4.5
Stillmans script is so present at every moment that its easy to overlook how precisely the film has been directed. Antagony & Ecstasy
4.5
Metropolitan is a melancholic lament for not quite doomed youtha self styled new lost generation that isnt really lost, but might just never have a pu .. Film Comment
4.0
Its the beautifully chiselled dialogue counterpointed by near static camerawork and a nicely mannered acting style that remains the chief attraction. Film Guardian
5.0
Eigeman doesnt work up quite as much sympathy and poignancy as Nick Smith from Metropolitan, but hes got enough comic timing and dry humor for the ent .. Scene Stealers
4.5
Whit Stillmans crafty independent feature about wealthy Park Avenue teenagers and a middle class boy who joins their ranks over one Christmas vacation .. Chicago Reader
1.5
As low budget as the film looks, Stillman overcomes financial limitations by providing a learned script and eliciting polished performances. Film4
4.5
Final Thoughts: Metropolitan introduced us to an intriguing new cinematic voice in Whit Stillman, and it stands as an utterly unique and highbrow exam .. Ion Cinema
4.5
This is a tiny world, beautifully observed by the film maker, minutely dissected by its inhabitants in urbane and witty dia logue. Archive Spectator
3.0
Nevertheless, it is definitely worth a watch and a good movie with a cracking script! rachelsreviews.net
1.5
As funny and brisk as his slim oeuvre is, its easy to overlook the distinctif non oppressiveChristian ethical compass that centers it. Reverse Shot
1.5
Metropolitan is not for everyone; but that is not a mark of shame or condemnation.



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