Funny Girl
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 19, 1968 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The trouble with Funny Girl is almost everything except Barbra Streisand. She is magnificent. Read full review
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The oddly cast Sharif is better than usual, but Streisand, of course, is most of the show, belting out songs, pulling heartstrings, alternating between raucous slapstick and dramatic power, and generally demonstrating that she has arrived in a big way. Read full review
100
Total FilmStaff (Not Credited)
Adapted from the hit Broadway musical, Funny Girl exudes class - there's a terrific array of song and dance numbers, a tear-jerking storyline and a bevy of colourful costumes. Quirky, charming and very funny, Babs screams talent. Read full review
100
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Funny Girl is old-fashioned; it is also exhilarating.
100
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
You can reexperience the humor and magic -- and the essence of Streisand -- in this William Wyler classic. Read full review
100
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The musical biography of comedian Fanny Brice emerges as a true classic, as enthralling as the day it was released in 1968. It is a superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry. Read full review
90
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's a cross between confidence and vulnerability that's hard for an actress to pull off, but Streisand hits the note perfectly. And her greatest moment of acting, I think, is also the picture's strongest musical number. Read full review
90
New Times (L.A.)Jean Oppenheimer
Despite its two-and-a-half hour running time, the movie flies by, so absorbing are its story, songs and stars. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Whatever its flaws, Funny Girl is one star vehicle that works perfectly for its subject. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
Barbra Streisand in her Hollywood debut makes a marked impact. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
For the rare uninitiated, this is a fine introduction to Babs' talents. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
While the 1960s swung, this spirited, good-natured but creakily old-fashioned picture lived in a different zeitgeist. Read full review
80
Time Out London
The film's central irony is not the usual one of public success at the expense of private pain, but the complex one of success at the expense of personal knowledge. Streisand never looks into the mirrors that Wyler surrounds her with. Well worth watching. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
Wyler is smart enough to plant the camera fixed on Streisand, from the shoulders up, for her final number, “My Man.” Always willing to let his stars be the star, Wyler may have been the perfect choice to center her, for the first time, on the big screen. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Streisand is stunning, but the film is a trial, particularly when the music disappears somewhere around the 90-minute mark and all that's left is leaden melodrama. Read full review
60
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
This extended Streisand Special has done absolutely nothing to correct the flaws in the Broadway original. Read full review
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