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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIf there is a tonal uncertainty in this comedy, then that’s because there was a tonal uncertainty in the real-life events, and the movie nicely conveys how they were at one and the same time deadly serious and Pythonically silly.
- 80The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyIt’s just a great story, you wonder why nobody thought to make a movie before.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFollowing the playbook of “The Full Monty,” “Calendar Girls,” “Military Wives,” et al., Misbehaviour achieves just the right mix of farcical humor, dry wit and the obligatory dramatic moments when the light banter and sight gags give way to Poignant Confrontations reminding us there are serious undertones to this breezy romp.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinGood intentions, deft performances and vivid dollops of period style and sensibility go a long way to patch over the bumps.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe jocular, amiable tone helps deliver the more serious social history lesson throughout, even if sometimes it feels like it’s shouting just a little too loudly to wake up the dimmer students at the back of the lecture hall.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzEach performer tries their best to inject the material with energy and wit and verve, but Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe’s script has too many threads to weave together, leaving everyone looking a bit stranded.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisLike most commercial movies about feminist history, though, it also has a toothless vision of protest and empowerment that’s doomed to fail its subject because its makers don’t (can’t) risk making the audience uncomfortable.
- 40The Observer (UK)Simran HansThe Observer (UK)Simran HansThe film is called Misbehaviour, but a timid script belies mischief of any sort.