The Song of Lunch: reviews
Reviews
What the critics say average 7.0 from 8 outlets
- 10 The Arts DeskJasper Rees
It was ineffably sad, horribly comic and, more than anything you will see from television this year or any other, true.
Read - 9.0 The GuardianLucy Mangan
It was quietly moving, clever, beautiful, sad and true. Just wonderful.
Read - 8.0 The HeraldDamien Love
But by any measure, it's a fine piece of work, and one that succeeds despite heavy odds, and not merely the initial danger of choking on its own apparent highfalutin smugness.
- 8.0 VarietyLaura Fries
Rickman is at once funny, sad and insufferable, his thick voice and slow drawl a perfect match for such a complex monologue.
Read - 8.0 DVD TalkNick Hartel
It's a beautiful and ultimately very human story worth experiencing once, but as solid as the end result is, proves the simplicity of the printed page is often more powerful than the most polished and well-produced cinematic endeavor.
Read - 5.8 The A.V. ClubMeredith Blake
Despite its considerable pedigree—or maybe because of it—The Song of Lunch is a strange misfire.
Read - 4.0 The ObserverPhil Hogan
But, with the actors left grimacing artificially at each other while they waited to get a word in themselves, you just wanted the voices to stop.
Read - 3.0 The SpectatorSimon Hoggart
What a waste: to assemble such terrific talent and come up with a music-hall turn.
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Questions about the reviews of The Song of Lunch
- What score does The Song of Lunch have?
- The critics, 7.0 on average from 8 reviews.
- What do the critics say about The Song of Lunch?
- The highest score is The Arts Desk’s (10) and the lowest The Spectator’s (3.0).