Critic Reviews

• Ty Burr, Boston Globe

  The breadth of subjects covered precludes any response other than nebulous discontent.

• Dave Kehr, New York Times

  Ending well before 9/11, the film may offer a quaint enough portrait of politics as usual at the turn of the new century, though one that hardly seems helpful in the face of the world's new realities.

• Megan Lehmann, New York Post

  Apart from the obvious problem that findings from this period are already dated, the scatter-shot approach of filmmakers Donovan Leitch and Rebecca Chaiklin gives too many issues too little time.

• John Anderson, Newsday

  If it accomplishes anything at all -- and it's dubious -- The Party's Over proves what a fragmentalized, incompetent and inarticulate thing the Left in this country has become.

• Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times

  Highly entertaining and thought-provoking, but also frustrating -- which, ultimately, might be the point.

• , Electric Sheep

  Deals with its themes in an intelligent and un-sensational way - even daring to ask us as an audience what exactly it is about degradation and death that we choose to be entertained by. For that reason alone, it's a worthwhile watch.

• Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

  It's not that their arguments don't have weight, but by throwing out the balance, the filmmakers undermine their own position badly.

• Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

  Its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to liberal politics is its undoing.

• Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  Leitch's previous foray into political documentary, the sloppy, anarchic 'The Last Party' was overwhelmed by the juvenile antics of its host, Robert Downey Jr., Hoffman establishes a more sober tone, though the new film isn't without its lighter moments.

• Ron Stringer, L.A. Weekly

  Those seeking anything resembling a real discussion of the issues had best seek elsewhere.

• , E! Online

  While it's interesting enough, this social soiree could've used more planning.

• Todd Gilchrist, FilmStew.com

  Hoffman's presence as a familiar face gives us a personality to latch onto, that of the man whose support in countless fictional films we relied upon.

• Merle Bertrand, Film Threat

  An amazingly candid and insightful look at the contemporary American political process.

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