When it comes to seeing Big Night, two words say it all: Bon appetite!
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01/01/00
Big Night (1996)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:49
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: The performances in Big Night are wonderful, and the food looks delicious.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A provocative tale of two immigrant brothers who pin hopes to save their struggling restaurant on a banquet honoring star vocalist, the sweater-wearing Louis Prima, who a friend is supposed to... [More]
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver
Director: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
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Reviews for Big Night
Top CriticInsecurity, passion, love, lust, life lessons and the American Dream all play a part in Big Night, and each touches a nerve under the fastidious direction of Tucci and Scott.
01/01/00
A small-scaled film with some substantive observations on creativity, the American Dream, sibling differences, and getting ahead.
02/22/02
As they always say, less is more.
01/02/04
By the end of the movie, we have been through an emotional and a sensual wringer, in a film of great wisdom and delight.
01/01/00
Top CriticCharming, funny, poignant and mouth-watering, this is most wisely seen well fed beforehand or you'll be drooling.
01/01/00
The film offers many tasty tidbits, but it feels distended and a bit too delighted with its own modest charms.
03/04/02
A triumph for everyone involved, but especially for Stanley Tucci.
07/23/07
A big-hearted story of sparring brothers who are trying to make a go of a meager Italian restaurant in a small New Jersey town.
01/01/00
It will be near-impossible not to stop at an Italian restaurant on the way home from this deliciously funny and insightful film.
04/07/03
A scrumptious tale of great food and grand passions.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe movie is like a great meal overlayed with sublime conversation and mingled with a little goofiness.
01/01/00
A sumptuous repast, most of the movie's scenes involve either preparing or serving food.
06/05/02
A lyrical love poem to food and family (or is it family or food?), this serio comedy joins the company of other fun movies about eating, such as Babette's Feast and Like Water for Chocolate.
04/13/06
It will paste a big, sloppy smile on your face from its opening moment. Good luck at dislodging it.
01/01/00
Top CriticAll-in-all, it's a warm, funny, and at the same time heartbreaking look at one big night in the company of some truly interesting people.
01/01/00
It is a warm, engaging and extremely funny film which manages not simply to describe the battle between art and commerce, but to win it on behalf of the former.
01/01/00
A charming little gem.
01/01/00
Lovingly crafted by Stanley Tucci, it is a tribute to food, to all things American, to immigrants trying to make it, and to the love between brothers.
04/17/02
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