Film lacks much of Mamet's grittiness, but is likable in its own right.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
21 Jan 2009
fresh:
This is the yuppie drama that St. Elmo`s Fire wanted to be but wasn't.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan 2013
rotten:
The shocks of recognition are largely absorbed by the standard narrative structure that replaces Mamet's blackouts; the characters, instead of functioning as archetypes, look underwritten, half alive.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Feb 2014
rotten:
Homework assignment: Is the decision to change both the title and the thrust of Mamet's play evidence of perversity or of perversion? Due tomorrow. Class dismissed.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
13 Feb 2014
fresh:
Writers DeClue and Kazurinsky have created a recognizable geography for every age; you suspect that About Last Night will set off pangs of identification everywhere.