The Night Before

critic Reviews

, 68% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The Night Before provokes enough belly laughs to qualify as a worthwhile addition to the list of Christmas comedies worth revisiting, even if it isn't quite as consistent as the classics.
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    Candice FrederickReel Talk Online
    Whatever, it was light, at times stupid, but entertaining and I was never bored.
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    Jason BaileyFlavorwire
    The people who made the trailers for 'The Night Before' seem to have a better idea of what it should be than the people who made the movie.
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    Jake WilsonSydney Morning Herald
    In The Night Before, which Levine directed and co-wrote, sweetness and crudity mingle from the outset.
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    Mark KermodeObserver (UK)
    Top marks to Jillian Bell and Michael Shannon for briefly raising the overall tone; brickbats to James Franco for bringing it right back down again.
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    Stephen RomeiThe Australian
    As with the appalling Pyongyang-set The Interview of last year, The Night Before relies on swearing, stereotypes, causing offence and adolescent sexual jokes for its laughs.
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    Kate MuirThe Times (UK)
    Intermittently funny.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    A raunchy party movie that lacks the requisite laughs or heart to make it a holiday classic
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    Richard CrouseRichard Crouse
    A stoner comedy that is nuttier than Grandma's fruitcake but just as sweet.
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    Víctor López G.Espinof
    Another wild comedy from Rogen and friends filled with drugs, scatological humor and a surprising softness able to warm even the most anti-christmas hearts.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    ...an entertaining yet increasingly erratic comedy...
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