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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83HitfixDrew McWeenyHitfixDrew McWeenyIt may be overstuffed the point of bursting, but there's much to like here.
- Always energetic like the wild whoop of a bachelor party, the lights burn brightest when The Night Before indulges in big goofs and kooky tangents.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIt offers more than enough laughs to justify taking time out from TV marathons of A Christmas Story, and maybe enough, at least for younger audiences, to become a pinch-hitter each year when established classics like Elf grow too familiar.
- 70VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerRogen’s zonked-to-insanity performance is the lifeblood of The Night Before, giving it the sort of joyous, madcap energy that comes from letting loose with one’s closest comrades, even to the point of potential oblivion.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIf the spirit of the season is making you sick to your stomach, The Night Before, scruffy and uneven as it is, might be the perfect purge.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanSurprisingly, for a movie this ephemeral, the closing sequences, which consist of flashbacks and confrontations, are actually quite touching.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfJonathan Levine’s night of debauchery and hugs hits a sweet spot of inoffensive offensiveness.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonA so-so stoner film where the premise is almost always better than the execution.
- 50Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAt first the laughs are Hangover III–spare and the picture is too shambling to lunge for them. But these leftovers warm up eventually. The usual setups at last develop variations, and you might be reminded of why audiences first responded to Rogen back in Knocked Up.