I Dreamed of Africa
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: May 5, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
12
Negative:
15
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though beautifully acted by Basinger (everyone else is relegated to a supporting role), there's a strange vagueness to much of this sumptuous, stunningly photographed melodrama. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
This film, based on a true story, transcends its handsomeness to present a subtle portrait of a woman's growing consciousness. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Like the star's acting, the movie is bland, full of good intentions and generally as stiff as a fireplace poker. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Frill-less almost to the point of minimalist, teary without being lachrymose, hers is a performance you'd think was great were the movie in a language you didn't understand. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
A wisp of a movie that dissipates the moment you leave the theater.
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
While Basinger admirably invests her role with deep passion and looks splendid in her Kenya khakis, the true story she stars in is disappointingly tame and dramatically inert.
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Ends up a nightmare of a star vehicle.
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Surprisingly dull and predictable in its characterizations. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There is a lack of drama and telling detail. When events happen, they seem more like set pieces than part of the flow. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
Basinger herself doesn't have the vibrancy of a female hero.
50
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
Doesn't have much plot. It just sort of meanders around like a wildebeest playing Blind Man's Bluff.
40
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
There's little room for Kuki to evolve into anything approaching an actual character, and it would take an actress far greater than Basinger, who gives it her all, to make something of the role. Read full review
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