A Perfect World
Warner Bros. | Release Date: November 24, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireMark Salisbury
Although the acting is of a high calibre as expected, the story disappoints with little character development or action. Read full review
60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The director manages mostly to avoid the enormous maudlin pitfalls of his material, at least until the over-extended final scene. As usual with Eastwood, little is overstated - and the accent is on humour. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
After the taut and troubling Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World feels like a breather. As usual, you can expect solid, no-fuss craftsmanship, but it's best to set your expectations down a notch. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A rehash of plot conventions from a slew of mismatched movies. A Perfect World will remind you of any number of previous films, but almost everything it attempts to do was done better the last time around. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
In a perfect world, screenwriters would be forbidden from using cute pre-teens to make up for creaky plots; Clint Eastwood would stop churning out his patented over-the-hill-but-still-tough routine; and there would be an injunction against Kevin Costner doing death scenes, especially ones as long and meandering as a cross-Texas road trip. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A Perfect World is perfect indeed - for the initial 15 minutes. After that, the fault-lines start to emerge, widening, widening, until the thing cracks open and falls apart. [24 Nov 1993]
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The trouble with Eastwood’s attempt to make a thriller with heart is that, in retreating from his darker impulses, he muffles his own voice as a moviemaker. Read full review
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