Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Oranges Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  TimeMary Pols

  Light as a feather, the movie is at times a modest pleasure, but inconsequential.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  What starts off as a neighborhood scandal becomes a liberating thing for everyone involved - an attitude that seems as if it's trying to be oh so European, and might have been had the director, Julian Farino, not been working so hard to convince us of the Deep Inner Goodness of everyone involved.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  The result is a placid tale of impulses running wild. Farino is a smooth operator, but he puts little on screen that feels like life, as opposed to a middle-of-the-road indie.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  How could a movie starring Hugh Laurie, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney and Catherine Keener go so wrong? That is the mystery behind The Oranges, a dysfunctional-family comedy - excuse the cliché - that backs away in terror from its potentially explosive subject.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  The Oranges, an extremely dry comedy directed by Julian Farino, is kind of like a takedown of the suburbs written by the people who designed the menu at Olive Garden: It's inoffensive, forgettable, and you don't actually have to chew anything.

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