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06/24/06
The Reception (2005)
71 %
Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 15 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Synopsis: In an upstate country house over the course of a few days, the lives of four very different people intertwine revealingly in John G. Young's poignant and moving THE RECEPTION. The divorced Jeanette (Pamela Holden Stewart) and the HIV-positive Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims) live together in the... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Pamela Stewart, Pamela Holden Stewart, Darien Sills-Evans, Wayne Lamont Sims, Margaret Burkwit
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08/16/07
Casting, acting, pacing and storytelling are all expertly done and the film technically is an eye-pleaser.
03/01/07
...in feeling like we’ve been cheated out of fuller characters, “The Reception” doesn’t make its intended impact.
10/25/05
Top Critic
Handsome and perceptive, The Reception serves as a reminder that it is possible to make a polished, worldly and witty adult entertainment on a modest budget.
10/06/05
Top Critic
It’s fine stuff, beautifully played, but there’s no denying that viewers will have to be patient with this 80-minute chamber piece.
09/29/05
Isn't much more than a high-toned soap opera, but it's a relatively sophisticated and occasionally affecting one.
08/22/05
The dialog and the performances are smarter than your typical soap opera, but this earns a lukewarm reception from me.
08/19/05
[P]uts the greatest emphasis and care into the one aspect that no budget in the megamillions could have fixed: the script....
07/20/05
The film presents its lofty goals as transparently as its publicity materials, its clunky dialogue and diminished production value adding to its inordinate lack of sophistication.
07/18/05
[The] subtle, complex performances could put far more experienced and better-known actors to shame.
07/15/05
With its direct and nuanced treatment of the complexities of racial prejudice, sexual orientation and addiction, The Reception is a quietly ambitious and memorable film.
07/15/05
Top Critic
Filmed in the wintry Catskills and bathed in white light, The Reception may be the best looking American film shot on digital video.
07/15/05
Terrifically acted and beautifully shot on digital video...The Reception is in many ways quite an indie accomplishment.
07/15/05
A fresh and uncompromising account of emotional self- immolation and romantic flux. And it has a happy ending to boot.
07/12/05
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