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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film knows how absurd this is, yet its triumph is that, by the end, we're actually rooting for Mary to see the library as her salvation.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWhat makes it delicious fun is Posey, a party girl for the ages.
- 70Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerParty Girl has the courage of its own no-braininess.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleParty Girl strives only to be as fun and lighthearted as its namesake.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis exudes trendiness at regular intervals, and otherwise manages to be reasonably charming about Manhattan's melting pot culture, but my general response was still "Wake me when it's over."
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a showcase leading role for Parker Posey, who obviously has the stuff, and generates wacky charm. But the movie never pulls itself together.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIf Party Girl weren't so contrived, and if Posey didn't exude such cold hauteur, all of that might have worked.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserWhen Party Girl isn't being silly, it tries to be endearing and socially redeeming, and to a good degree succeeds.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenParty Girl aspires to be a mid-90's answer to the Susan Seidelman movies "Smithereens" and "Desperately Seeking Susan." Although it has some of the same frothy energy, it has no real story to tell.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThrough it all, actress Posey strikes attitudes and preens across the glib surface of the film, and though her campy excesses are tolerable for a brief time, the performance becomes an exercise in overkill. [13 Oct 1995]