Jeremiah Johnson
Warner Bros. | Release Date: May 12, 1972 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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89
Austin ChronicleMarcel Meyer
Director Pollack and scriptwriter John Milius transform Vardis Fisher's novel Mountain Man into a gritty, cinematic tall tale that resonates across geography, time, and the loneliest regions of the solitary heart. Read full review
80
EmpireWilliam Thomas
Pollack does right to put his faith in one man and a whole lot of mountains. The result is impressive. Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderDon Druker
The dialogue is spare, the scenery the real star. Satisfying and impressive. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Beautifully photographed in the wilds of Utah, this film unfortunately doesn't know when to stop; it feels consumed by a self-concious desire to be arty, and offers a treatment too cool for its subject matter. The dialogue, by John Milius and Edward Anhalt, is full of homespun homilies that undercut the attempted seriousness. Read full review
70
The New York TimesRoger Greenspun
There are momoments of great beauty and terror and deeply earned pathos. There are as well such not-so-incidental pleasures as John Rubinstein's lovely and serviceable musical score, and a cast of excellent supporting actors. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
A flawed but immensely appealing film adapted in part from Vardis Fisher's Mountain Man, a superb historical novel which explores the myth and the reality of the tough trappers who roamed the unconquered West in the 1850s. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The film has its own force and beauty and the only carp might lie in its not always clear exegesis of the humanistic spirit and freedom most of its characters are striving for. Read full review
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