Rotten
Many of the lines and the shadings brought to them by these expert performers are good for some laughs, and pic has plenty of energy, but it can't be taken as seriously as it wants to be.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Peter's Friends
Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...
1992 · 1h 41m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
Overview
After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Branagh Director
- Kenneth Branagh as Andrew Benson
- Emma Thompson as Maggie Chester
- Stephen Fry as Peter Morton
- Hugh Laurie as Roger Charleston
- Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson
- Imelda Staunton as Mary Charleston
- Rita Rudner as Carol Benson
- Tony Slattery Cast
- Phyllida Law as Vera
- Alex Lowe Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Most will guess the pay-off, but it's an amiable enterprise.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Although it addresses AIDS more directly than many films have, it remains a lightweight entertainment, enjoyable mostly for the fun of hearing arch, skillful actors deliver droll remarks.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
If film is basically a voyeuristric medium, then one of the questions that might be asked about "Peter's Friends" is: Would we like to be one of these friends, and attend such a reunion ourselves? I would.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
With a smattering of one-liners, and a dash of ironic spirit, "Peter's Friends" is a diverting, if modest affair.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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