200 Cigarettes Critic Reviews

200 Cigarettes doesn't have a bad scene or a false note. The picture is a succession of pointed little moments, nicely written by Shana Larsen and acted with comic assurance and sensitivity.Read the full review

A light comedy, pure and simple (and hardly unfamiliar), but its makers sustain its energy through the unraveling of an intricate plot and bring to it a certain edge through a witty, sharp sense of observation.Read the full review

Gathers a partyful of young players and barely gives them enough of a story line to puff on, but it gets by on personality anyhow.Read the full review

While the film comes to a mildly clever conclusion, it feels like a bottle of vintage champagne that never gets to pop its cork at midnight. All that fizz potential wasted. [26 Feb 1999]Read the full review

A tepid affair, distinguished by bland character development, uninspired and insipid dialogue, and a nonexistent plot.Read the full review

A gaggle of hip actors squander their gifts in this unfunny, out-of-control comedy.Read the full review

Hit-and-mostly-miss.Read the full review

Dreadful...Maybe another 200 cigarettes would have helped; coughing would be better than some of this dialogue.Read the full review

Dismally unfunny...It's clear from the first few minutes that the performers are fighting an uphill battle against lame material, and the situation never improves as pic labors on.Read the full review