Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Aug 23, 1933 Wide
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Based on the Broadway hit by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, Dinner at Eight is a near-flawless comedy/drama with an all-star cast at the peak of their talents. Social butterfly Mrs. Oliver Jordan (Billie Burke) arranges a dinner party that will benefit the busines of her husband (Lionel Barrymore). Among the invited are a crooked executive (Wallace Beery), who is in the process of ruining Jordan; his wife (Jean Harlow), who is carrying on an affair with a doctor (Edmund Lowe); a fading
Aug 23, 1933 Wide
Mar 1, 2005
All Critics (20) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (0) | DVD (9)
A deluxe flipbook of caricatures, a blatant pageant of studio thoroughbreds, a study of tuxedoed, bejeweled pretense
Features a stellar cast of all-star MGM veterans who all know how to overact.
Taking advantage of MGM's talent pool, George Cukor directed this witty 1933 comedy with a big-gun cast that includes Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, and Jean Harlow.
Scintillating '30s comedy with an all-star cast and quip-happy script.
A sparkling script and game efforts from an all-star cast easily overcome the creakiness.
A comedic roundelay in which colorful character, tension, quips and societal norms all entertainingly commingle.
Featuring a crème de la crème assortment of Hollywood players, character actors, and rising stars, Dinner at Eight is entitled to a more deluxe treatment.
The dinner party that closes Dinner at Eight wouldn't feel like dancing at the end of the world without Renault's final gesture.
Each star has a memorable moment.
After you get through the first half of the movie, which is really talky and long, it gets good. It's dramatic and exciting, and the story has a great realistic ending. The actors are good too. This was a good movie.
September 15, 2010Super Reviewer
Incredibly good play-turned-movie adaptation. An all-star cast, with exceptional performances by John Barrymore, holding up the tragic end of the balance, and Marie Dressler delivering the best laughs. A must-see just for the great weave of comedy and tragedy.
January 12, 2009Super Reviewer
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