Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: June 18, 1982 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
30
The script, by Israel Horovitz, has trim, funny lines but also terrible, overingratiating ones, and some of the most doddering, bonehead situations to be soon on the big screen in years. Directed by Arthur Hiller, the film is blotchy in just about every conceivable way.
30
There's nothing sadder than a movie that tries to be adorable and isn't. Author! Author! tries so hard that the screen seems to sweat. [05 Jul 1982, p.72]