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It's My Party (1996) Rank 5 Reviews
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New York Times (Stephen Holden)
DVD Talk (Don Houston)
If you have any interest in seeing a down to earth story about a man coming to terms with his own mortality, with all the eccentricities you'd find in a creative person's way of life, I'd suggest you check this one out. If you're looking for a light, ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at DVD Talk (Don Houston)
USA TODAY
This Party has its funny, sad and awkward moments. But at the end, you'll be glad you went. ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at USA TODAY
filmcritic.com (Don Willmott)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
"It's My Party," a bittersweet melodrama about a man in the final stages of AIDS who throws a farewell bash for himself, walks an uneasy line between the chattily poignant and just plain maudlin. A touching, urgent performance by Eric Roberts injects ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
San Francisco Examiner (Barry Walters)
efilmcritic.com (Charles Tatum)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
While no one would confuse It's My Party with the grim, hard-hitting Savage Nights, there's at least as much emotional
honesty here as in Philadelphia. Since there are so many wrong ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Despite the success of Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia, the marketplace has not been flooded by copycat endeavors. Indeed, two years after Tom Hanks won his first Oscar for playing a dying lawyer, the mainstream motion picture industry has remained largely ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
``It's My Party'' is gentle, and very sad, the story of a man whodiscovers that he has a short time to live, and throws a party for family andfriends, so that he can say goodbye before ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Architect Eric Roberts is dying of complications from AIDS and decides to give himself a party before he commits suicide. The folks who assemble to eat and emote include his devoted Greek mother (Lee Grant), estranged Jewish father (George Segal), sister ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
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Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Any movie trying this hard to get me misty is a lot more likely to make me angry. ...read the complete It's My Party movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
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