▁Ch ill ▁as ▁a ▁" fun ny ▁and ▁f ero ci ously ▁smart ▁movie ," ▁stating : ▁ ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁a ▁" very ▁accomplished , ▁serious ▁comedy " ▁and ▁an ▁" un us ually ▁good ▁choice ▁to ▁open ▁this ▁year ' s ▁[ New ▁York ▁Film ▁Festival ] ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁represents ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁main stream ▁American ▁film ▁making ." ▁ ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁and ▁wrote ▁" The ▁Big ▁Ch ill ▁is ▁a ▁splendid ▁technical ▁exercise . ▁It ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁right ▁moves . ▁It ▁knows ▁all ▁the ▁right ▁words . ▁Its ▁characters ▁have ▁all ▁the ▁right ▁clothes , ▁expressions , ▁fear s , ▁l ust s ▁and ▁amb itions . ▁But ▁there ' s ▁no ▁pay off ▁and ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁lead ▁anywhere . ▁I ▁thought ▁at ▁first ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁weak ness ▁of ▁the ▁movie . ▁There ▁also ▁is ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁it ' s ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁message ." ▁ ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 3 8 ▁critics , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 . 1 9 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads ▁" The ▁Big ▁Ch ill ▁capt ures ▁a ▁generation ' s ▁growing ▁en n ui ▁with ▁a ▁ter r ific ▁cast