44
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesJessica KiangThe New York TimesJessica KiangIt’s a relief to report that Rifkin’s Festival is, to the ravenous captive, like finding an unexpected stash of dessert: not substantial and not nutritious, but sweet enough to remind you in passing of the good times you once had, despite all that’s happened in the interim.
- 60The GuardianJonathan RomneyThe GuardianJonathan RomneyBy Allen’s lamentable recent standards, this fitfully entertaining film could be called adventurous, while the reliably cranky Shawn and a stately, vampish Gershon are clearly having a good time and letting us in on it.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerAn airy, lazy, though rather likable overseas rom-com served with a dose of melancholia and several large portions of cinematic nostalgia.
- 54The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe 86-year-old director could stand to at least polish the material, which in Rifkin’s Festival is so well-worn that it threatens to disintegrate into nothingness.
- 50Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganIt’s a familiar watch and a pallid reminder of better days we’ve had with the director.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleTo watch Rifkin’s Festival and Allen’s previous film, A Rainy Day in New York (2019), is to wonder whether this is a filmmaker who has ceased to understand the world.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanLike a dream you’ve half forgotten by the time you get to the breakfast table, it’s neither good enough to make much of an impression or bad enough to completely forget.
- 40VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeA scenic summer-wind romcom that was presumably a good time for everyone involved. Saying the same for the audience would be a stretch, but on the spectrum of late Woody Allen clunkers, it registers on the mild, instantly-evaporating end of the scale, unlikely to change the positions of any loyalists, detractors, ex-fans or distributors with regard to the controversy-tailed filmmaker.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenAs Rifkin’s Festival drones on, the wastefulness grows offensive in a manner that’s unusual even for Woody Allen’s misfires.