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Dave Kehr
The New York Times
Mr. Piccirillo's direction reflects a basic knowledge of stagecraft but no discernable sense of filmmaking. The dull television-style close-ups march relentlessly across the screen, leaving only the ghostly trails of badly transferred video images behind. Full Review
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
No amount of fidgety editing and anxious soundtrack atonality can distract from the creakingly implausible scenario (Marsden's Dan is an almost comic exemplar of uncharacteristic hostage behavior). Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Despite strong performances, this drawn-out "Day" feels like a cross between the claustrophobic play it once was, and the R-rated "After-School Special" it wants to be. Full Review
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter
What might have proved reasonably compelling onstage comes across as forced on film, with credibility taking a back seat to contrivance. Full Review
Ken Fox
TV Guide
Not since Larry Clark's "Kids" (1995) has the threat of HIV infection been used so gratuitously, driving a narrative that ultimately has nothing to do with the AIDS crisis. Full Review
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