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 Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Jolie's explosive performance surpasses all expectations and renders the film a veritable must-see. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's too much control in it and not enough danger. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
They have turned a brief, appealing, honest autobiography by Susanna Kaysen into a long, appealing, rather dishonest film. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The story, having failed to provide itself with character conflicts that can be resolved with drama, turns to melodrama instead. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The movie -- even though it's based on real events -- seems unsatisfying and unconvincing.
91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Shrewd, tough, and lively -- a junior-league "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Top performances keep true-life mental ward tale Girl, Interrupted soaring, despite a script that frequently drifts into genre clichés. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
A rare movie, one that manages to be both quiet and electrifying, touching and unnerving. But it is not a great movie, even though its stars deserve for it to be.
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It's an odd mixture of an unsentimental, darkly humorous take on mental illness with the usual Hollywood loony-bin cliches.
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The performances in Girl, Interrupted resonate, but the movie does not.
75
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Fabulously acted throughout.
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
In Winona Ryder's case, Girl Interrupted is a showcase in which her brittle, angry portrait shows she has graduated from ingenue to actress.
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
For all its somber heaviness and reverential gravity, it never quite pulls all the elements and themes together. Read full review
80
TNT RoughCutSarah Raskin
Despite uneven pacing -- Girl, Interrupted deftly collapses then and now to create a very personal film filled with heart-tugs and surprisingly funny moments.
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