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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's not earthshaking or life-changing, but it's cute, occasionally predictable and only requires ACTUAL idiots, like Barry, to act like idiots. As formula entertainment goes, that's a pretty sweet deal.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA wry romantic comedy of sexual confusion that deftly becomes increasingly serious without losing its sense of humor.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceWriter-director Stewart Wade has gracefully expanded his short film, a festival fave, into a warmhearted tale carried by genuine affection and a charming cast rather than cutting one-liners and turbo-charged plotting.
- 50Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderWade lampoons our tendency to rigidly define sexual preference, but eventually the high jinks start to resemble an episode from the old TV series "Love, American Style."
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleA likable, extremely goofy piece of fluff.
- 40VarietyVarietyFull of unlikely misunderstandings.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisLeaving no cliché unturned, Coffee Date provides cheesy music, chats about "gaydar" and the obligatory are-you-looking-at-mine? urinal scene.
- 25Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsWriter-director Stewart Wade expanded his festival-circuit short film into a blobby, watery feature-length enterprise, unredeemed by its cast (though Sally Kirkland shows up as Todd's mom).