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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleDelirious, over-the-top, gorgeous to look at and with comic timing delivered at a machine-gun pace, Spain’s My Big Night is not only the fastest-moving film of the year so far this side of “Hardcore Henry,” but one of the most entertaining as well.
- 88RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe premise of My Big Night is fine, but the film's execution is what really sells it.
- 83The Film StageJacob OllerThe Film StageJacob OllerAcid drips from every line and visual gags double as celebrity commentary while still delivering sublime slapstick. Even if it sometimes stops making sense, My Big Night never loses its sensibility.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenÁlex de la Iglesia's film is an explosion of kitsch, an intensely formalized mixture of farce and tragedy.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThe movie has an exhilarating energy that is never exhausting, and the filmmaker’s trademark excesses, although toned down, are still at play. The meek should be wary; for everyone else, it’s party time.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniIglesia's riotous film is crammed with comedic chaos.
- 70The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterThanks to his editor, Domingo González, Mr. de la Iglesia skillfully keeps these many balls in the air, a palpable affection for his players seeping through.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMy Big Night, pitched in a state of perpetual frenzy, whiffs out in its ending.
- 60Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDe la Iglesia, a filmmaker known for his dark comedies, ultimately has nowhere to take this breathless ode to Fellini and his own mentor, Pedro Almodóvar, as well as backstage showbiz satires like Robert Altman's "The Player" and Michael Hoffman's "Soapdish."