Synopsis
Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom. Frustrated with the realities of preschool auctions, a lacklustre sex life and career that's gone kaput, she visits a strip club to spice up her marriage and meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.
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Cast
- Kathryn HahnRachel
- Juno TempleMcKenna
- Josh RadnorJeff
- Jane LynchLenore
- Annie MumoloAmanda
- Jessica St. ClairStephanie
- John KapelosJack
- Michaela WatkinsJennie
- Suzy NakamuraMeredith
- Keegan-Michael KeyBo
Recommendations
- 83
The Playlist
Afternoon Delight succeeds mainly because although the premise is broad, writer/director Jill Soloway is determined to keep it real. - 60
Time Out
Soloway mines her ensemble of funny ladies more for laughs than emotional insight, but Hahn breaks through it all; she’s the one who provides the glossy rumination with actual heart. - 60
The New York Times
Whether or not you wince, this meticulously acted movie, which won Ms. Soloway a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, paints an accurate picture of how a segment of youngish, educated, affluent, white Americans converse. It is anything but inspiring. - 50
The A.V. Club
Alas, the film, which had at worst seemed unfocused (not a cardinal sin for a comedy), takes a bizarrely reactionary turn in the homestretch, undermining all of the goodwill Hahn had accumulated up to that point and turning her character into detestable yuppie scum. - 40
Variety
Although there are moments when it feels the plot might move in unexpected directions, in the end, the expected cliches reign. - 40
Village Voice
A film whose themes are as neatly laid out as its characters' behavior is preposterous. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Aiming to discomfort, the film ends up retreating. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s impossible to buy into the film’s plea to be taken seriously at the end, just as the upbeat finale feels false.
