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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreThe saving grace of this more-rude-than-funny film are its cast. They’re just a quartet of Simi Valley “Woohooo” girls in the opening, but the players make each member of this motley crew distinct, human and out of her depth. And Janet (Flanagan)? You’ll want to party with her.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe filmmakers make sure their female protagonists constantly look immature and irresponsible, and are intent on punishing them for wanting to have a good time.
- 38RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThere are two scenes in Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's Best Night Ever that work: they are screwball and goofy which, unfortunately, only serve to highlight the fun film it could have been.
- 20The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyNearly every one of the film’s attempts at comedy is clichéd, tasteless, or forced—sometimes all three at once.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceAt best a fascinating sociological document of what happens when an all-male writing and production team portrays a girls' night out, Best Night Ever seems marketed to women but made for frat house consumption.
- 20VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThe four leads are nothing if not game, and actually earn respect, along with a fair amount of sympathy, for their uninhibited willingness to go to extremes. But there are limits to what they can do to dispel the overall sense of mounting desperation as the gross-out tomfoolery grows ever more tedious.
- 10The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis witless found-footage comedy — doesn’t so much satirize its chosen genre as shamelessly rip it off.
- 0The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyLikely to be appreciated only by homeless viewers who need a quiet place to nap during the cold months of winter, the movie has more awkward dead space than jokes.