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Desson Thomson
Washington Post
It's the moviegoing equivalent of great eating. Full Review
Elvis Mitchell
The New York Times
The film is loaded with brotherly affection and with warm, funny and poignant evocations of a gentler time.[20 September 1996, p.C12] Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
In addition to their deft skill with light drama, the directors understand well-placed humor, and throw just the right amount of comedy into the mix to make Big Night fun without turning it into an outright farce. Full Review
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features, Big Night is a lyric to the love of food, family and persuasive acting. Full Review
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
The real feast is in the mix of characters, each so finely and unschmaltzily delineated in a script so confident and controlled that even the most passing of participants comes alive. Full Review
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