Synopsis
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
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Cast
- Edward ClementsTom Townsend
- Chris EigemanNick Smith
- Taylor NicholsCharlie Black
- Carolyn FarinaAudrey Rouget
- Isabel GilliesCynthia McLean
- Dylan HundleySally Fowler
- Allison ParisiJane Clarke
- Bryan LederFred Neff
- Will KempeRick Von Sloneker
- Ellia ThompsonSerena Slocum
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Metropolitan succeeds on several levels, offering rich, sparkling dialog, distinct characters and an intriguing peek into a seldom seen milieu. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Not very much happens in Metropolitan, and yet everything that happens is felt deeply, because the characters in this movie are still too young to have perfected their defenses against life. - 88
Slant Magazine
Metropolitan celebrates and mourns the specific character of a place and time, youthful associations and crushes, a toolkit of values, even if those values are not exactly shared by, say, housewives in Duluth and auto mechanics in Albuquerque. - 70
Washington Post
All canapes and haute bourgeoisie, it is a smart comedy of conversation, like "My Dinner With Andre" but with eight place settings. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
Instead of a full-bodied comic portrait of the coming-out-party set, Metropolitan offers a thin, cartoon version. Then it uses that cartoonishness to make everyone on-screen seem irresistibly cute.
