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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasChaiken manages to make the film conversational without seeming talky, the curse of many New York filmmakers, and she has as sure an instinct for the succinct image and brisk pacing as she does for dialogue.
- 80Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterChaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident -- she catches subtler interior strains, too.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Bill GalloNew Times (L.A.)Bill GalloHere's a knowing look at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannAt once, a joyful celebration of female friendship and an unusually honest look at newly responsible young women wistfully saying goodbye to the dreams of their youth.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyStunning, beautifully observed character study.
- 70L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertBreaks in the film's otherwise smooth continuum, however, are bridged by Hutchins' soulful performance, and by Chaiken's excellent feel for the grace notes and steady tempo of native New York life, the sacredness of female friendship, and the precarious balance between love for oneself and for others.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film's ensemble portrait of women caught between nostalgia for the tough and free-spirited babes they were (however much that freedom may have been illusory) and uncertainty about what their futures hold is almost painfully on target.
- 60Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanFeels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.
- The trouble is that while Chaiken's community is nuanced, it's not exactly a warm, inviting place to spend time. It's dingy and dismal, and though not exactly humorless, Margarita Happy Hour misses many chances to be funny, at times when a laugh or two would open the picture up.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe production is as gaily colored as the margaritas, but the overall result is wan.