...Stillman's vision and words last as memory, as a look back at a more innocent time, as a thought stretched luxuriously into sarcasm, some cynicism, and many simple and sublime moments.
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02/11/06
Metropolitan (1990)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:22
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A chronicle of the social scene of a group of young Park Avenue socialites and their vanishing debutante scene. Into thier midst comes an outsider, a radical from the socially alien west side. ... [More]
Starring: Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Carolyn Farina, Isabel Gillies
Director: Whit Stillman
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Reviews for Metropolitan
has the humor, warmth, and satirical edge to make it a tragically forgotten classic
11/12/05
Not very much happens in Metropolitan, and yet everything that happens is felt deeply, because the characters in this movie are still too young to have perfected their defenses against life.
01/01/00
Top CriticUnusual subject matter handled with competent self-assurance.
07/18/08
It's wearing surprisingly well, yet is touchingly dated.
07/18/08
On a technical level, this is an amazingly slick film. Stillman knows how to, as they say, put every dollar on the screen. And on balance, he's certainly a filmmaker to watch for in the future.
01/01/00
Like chamber music, Metropolitan is sprightly, intimate and all too self-aware.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis film's fine point is not so much the plot as its view of this young aristocracy and the often funny and always engrossing dialogue.
01/01/00
Stillman's film depends on strong dialogue and language, his humor is submerged in the text and is played deadpan by his actors; no wonder some critics have compared him to the Gallic Eric Rohmer
12/27/06
A witty, urbane portrait of Manhattan's debutante scene.
07/18/08
As low-budget as the film looks, Stillman overcomes financial limitations by providing a learned script and eliciting polished performances.
07/18/08
It's the beautifully chiselled dialogue -- counterpointed by near-static camerawork and a nicely mannered acting style -- that remains the chief attraction.
07/18/08
Stillman films, with their acerbic humor, are perhaps best on the second and third viewing. With their rapid-fire approach and their subtle dialog, it is easy to miss many of the lines the first time around.
01/01/00
Whit Stillman's crafty independent feature about wealthy Park Avenue teenagers and a middle-class boy who joins their ranks over one Christmas vacation is certainly well imagined, and impressively acted by a cast of newcomers.
07/18/08
Top CriticFilmmaker Whit Stillman makes a strikingly original debut with Metropolitan, a glib, ironic portrait of the vulnerable young heirs to Manhattan's disappearing debutante scene.
07/18/08
Top CriticTrue appreciation for this movie may be restricted to those with firsthand experience in this kind of world, or a certain upper-haute stamina.
01/01/00
Top CriticMetropolitan is not for everyone; but that is not a mark of shame or condemnation.
11/12/01
None of Stillman’s endearing characters quite fits their prescribed social context, and in its exhilarated final movement, Metropolitan finds an exit out of the stifling UHB salon.
06/24/06
Stillman is a careful observer with an obvious love of language, and his wonderful, fresh cast handles the script with ease, conveying just the right measure of deadpan, jejune super-seriousness.
07/30/03
Talky and pretentious, saved only by Eigeman's dry wit.
03/18/03
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