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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''The Big Chill'' is a splendid technical exercise. It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words. Its characters have all the right clothes, expressions, fears, lusts and ambitions. But there's no payoff and it doesn't lead anywhere. more...
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2.5/
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www.filmcritic.com - : Fear The Big Chill backlash. Now that knocking off the classic has become popular, with ensemble, one-house comedies being churned out faster than sequels to American Kickboxer, it's easy to forget the film that started it all. That would be a mistake. While the story doesn't carry as much grit as it did in 1983 -- surrogate pregnancy and drug use being the hot topics here -- it's still a lot of fun and it's the best example of The Ensemble as star that you'll find in American cinema. more...
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efilmcritic.com - : Arguably Lawrence Kasdan’s best film, The Big Chill has received its share of praise as well as its share of backlash, but nevertheless it’s an important movie due to the connection with the “baby boom” generation whom expected a future different than the one we have. My dad, whom is part of that generation, related to the films themes of nostalgia and angst and understood it almost immediately whereas I took a while to eventually get it and grasp its ideals. Ideals which have obviously dated the more time we pass on to the next decade. more...
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5/5
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