Indecent Proposal
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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100
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
With a shamelessly cliched script by Amy Holden Jones (based on a novel by Jack Engelhard) that includes a speech plagiarized from Citizen Kane, the results are only for those who can take fare like "Valley of the Dolls" with a straight face and want to see Redford play Jay Gatsby again. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is ingenious in the way it surrounds its essentially crass subject matter with a camouflage of romantic scenery. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff(not credited)
Indecent Proposal is as relentlessly entertaining as it is silly--so shamelessly over the top that you watch in a mixture of horror and delight as the drama unfolds toward a climax that is truly mind-boggling. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Mr. Lyne's films may not cast any new light on the human condition, but they do keep you glued to the screen. Read full review
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