Heartbreak Ridge
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 5, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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100
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
As an actor, Eastwood has created his most complex, fully dimensional characterization in Tom Highway; as a director, he has worked to put that characterization in a remarkably mature, self-critical context. Heartbreak Ridge is a film of genuine substance and courage. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The strengths and foibles of human beings are what this film--and all of Eastwood's directorial efforts--is all about, and his Tom Highway is one of the most vividly etched male characters seen onscreen in years. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Heartbreak Ridge has as much energy and color as any action picture this year, and it contains truly amazing dialogue. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
In format, this is no more than the classic mission movie: first they train, then they do it for real. But the film belongs to Eastwood. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Heartbreak Ridge offers another vintage Clint Eastwood performance. There are enough mumbled half-liners in this contemporary war pic to satisfy those die-hards eager to see just how he portrays the consummate marine veteran. Read full review
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