Perfect Strangers

[A] histrionic and slightly shambolic comedy of manners and morals.

The acting is first-rate, as is the script. The melodramatic music is less so.

It might have been nastier in the hands of a less experienced director but Genovese handles it with delicacy. They might all be liars, but who's going to throw the first stone?

An unsubtle chat fest stocked with immature characters ...

Perfect Strangers is a fiasco. [Full review in Spanish]

A tragicomedy full of truly hilarious moments, a well-acted film that manages to develop an interesting premise very intelligently during at least the first sixty minutes of footage. [Full review in Spanish]

The actors are relaxed and self assured, and there are some classic farce situations that morph into something more dramatic.

It skates by on very professional performances and a smattering of revelations that manage to subvert our expectations by about ten percent.

Movies set in one location can sometimes drag, but this one never does, thanks to strong characters, amusing twists and sharp dialogue.

The delicious promise is that this dinner party will be a feast for the audience, a series of embarrassing revelations which are entertaining if you are in your comfy cinema seat, but traumatic if you are at the table