Girl, Interrupted
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
14
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
48
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Mangold ultimately delivers the same film any number of other Hollywood journeyman could've made from this material, and the results are predictable and stale.
40
Washington PostRita Kempley
Tired conventions, hoary themes and obvious conclusions. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There's very little plot, and director Mangold's attempts to make a connection between the social confusion of the '60s and Susanna's inner turmoil don't really work. Read full review
60
VarietyEmanuel Levy
A solid central performance by Winona Ryder and a captivating wild turn by Angelina Jolie in the yarn's flashiest role. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
A sappy, muddled production that misses the jarring tone of the autobiographical book by Susanna Kaysen on which it is based. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
Doesn't come close to matching the emotional depth and power of Frank Perry's 1962 "David and Lisa," the most involving and affecting film I've ever seen about teenagers and mental illness. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Always worth watching when Angelina Jolie steps to the fore. Somehow, she takes a thuddingly ill-conceived role and turns it into gold Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Ryder's commitment is impressive. If her movie only had her courage. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAbby McGanney Nolan
Contains some nicely restrained turns, like Clea Duval as Kaysen's Oz-obsessed roommate, but mainly it's a showcase for Ryder's winsome victim Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Unusual in that it spotlights a common but largely unsung variety of teenage female angst. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A small, intense period piece with a tough-love attitude toward lazy, self-indulgent little girls flirting with madness. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Mangold can't escape the fact that instead of someone in the throes of a genuine existential crisis, his star comes off as -- to paraphrase nurse Whoopi Goldberg -- a spoiled, lazy girl who's afraid to face life. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Barring one dreadfully trumped-up climactic scene, they've managed to avoid the usual asylum-movie cliches.
50
Film.comPeter Brunette
An excellent coming-of-age story that is, for once, and very happily, focussed on a teenage girl. Read full review
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