Afternoon Delight (2013)
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20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
98% want to see it
(52 ratings)
Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable, yet tightly coiled, thirty-something steeped in the creative class of Los Angeles's bohemian, affluent Silver Lake neighborhood. Everything looks just right-chic modernist home, successful husband, adorable child, and a hipster wardrobe. So why is she going… More Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable, yet tightly coiled, thirty-something steeped in the creative class of Los Angeles's bohemian, affluent Silver Lake neighborhood. Everything looks just right-chic modernist home, successful husband, adorable child, and a hipster wardrobe. So why is she going out of her gourd with ennui? Deadened by the stultifying realities of preschool auctions, a lackluster sex life, and career that's gone kaput, Rachel visits a strip club to spice up her marriage and meets McKenna, a stripper whom she becomes obsessed with saving. She decides to adopt McKenna as her live-in nanny, and this bold move unleashes unimagined and colorful waves of change into her life and community. (c) FilmArcade
- Directed By
- Jill Soloway
- Written By
- Jill Soloway
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 23, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- Film Arcade and 72 Productions
Critic Reviews
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Alissa Simon, Variety
Although there are moments when it feels the plot might move in unexpected directions, in the end, the expected cliches reign.
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Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
There's not much delightful about Afternoon Delight, an off-putting comedy about a too-idle Los Angeles woman that all of a sudden in the last few minutes decides it wants to be a serious movie.
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Chase Whale, Twitch
Life is full of funny little moments, full of heartbreak and sadness, and full of love. Love, happiness, and finding peace take a little time. Afternoon Delight captures these feelings in the most sincere way possible.
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Erik Childress, Film Threat
It winds up being one of the biggest tonal messes - comically, dramatically and morally - that is ultimately like trying to watch a Judd Apatow production of Shame.
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David D'Arcy, Screen International
Afternoon Delight the film, about good intentions gone awry, is more motivational therapy than cinema.
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Cast
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Juno Temple
as McKenna
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Kathryn Hahn
as Rachel
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Josh Radnor
as Jeff
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Jane Lynch
as Lenore
- Suzy Nakamura
