Ironweed
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: February 12, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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8
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6
Negative:
2
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Unrelentingly bleak, Ironweed is a film without an audience and no reason for being except its own self-importance. It's an event picture without the event. Whatever joy or redemption William Kennedy offered in his Pulitzer prize-winning novel is nowhere to be found, surprising since he wrote the screenplay. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
For a few flickering moments, we care a bit about the people, but then it's gone. There's little plot, and the picture is far too long and fraught with allegory. Director Hector Babenco's sense of style is evident, but a sharper editing eye would have helped. Read full review
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