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Janet Maslin, New York Times: 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. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Peter's Friends won't win over anyone looking for depth - as drama, it's pure popcorn - but the vignettes are swept along by Branagh's richly theatrical temperament and by the exuberant wit of the cast. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more
Todd McCarthy, Variety: 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. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Mostly a hodgepodge of stale show-biz stereotypes mixed with the brand of schmaltzy emotionalism that can be bought off the rack of any store on Rodeo Drive. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: With a smattering of one-liners, and a dash of ironic spirit, "Peter's Friends" is a diverting, if modest affair. Read more