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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghLitvak's broad comedy has novelty on its side, and though the script never rises above sitcom-style one-liners and sight gags, strong performances invest both the jokes and the syrupy moments of forgiveness and reconciliation with no small measure of, yes, heart.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonA debut film that's more well-intentioned than funny.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSurprisingly watchable because of its cast - especially Jack Klugman, who steals every scene he's in as Dad's paranoid survivor father. All he has to do to stand out is underact.
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleIt's possible to achieve hilarity and pathos, but it's not easy, and Litvak isn't quite skilled enough to make the sex jokes rest easily beside the final grandiose and pat confessions. As a result, When Do We Eat? merely whets your appetite for a fresh take on family matters.
- 42The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinA tonal mess, a kitchen-sink comic melodrama that veers from broad comedy to sticky drama without ever finding a palatable or consistent tone.
- 40Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoA self-consciously zany dysfunctional family comedy, When Do We Eat? strains so hard to be outrageous that it sacrifices characters for caricatures. They might have had something if they'd let everybody relax, be themselves and enjoy dinner.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigYearns to be fresh but ends up tasteless. It's as drawn-out, forced and annoying as a holiday meal with a dozen carping relatives.
- In his sour little movie When Do We Eat?, the director Salvador Litvak, like many before him, misses the target, landing instead in the adjacent territories of Tries Too Hard and Bad Taste.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAn indie ethnic comedy clearly hoping to become the Jewish equivalent to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," this well-timed offering, which arrived in time for Passover, is unlikely to have that sort of crossover appeal, or any appeal at all, for that matter.