La grande strada azzurra
Milestone Film & Video | Release Date: June 8, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
What makes this small-scale drama so compelling is Pontecorvo's treatment of the main character. Read full review
90
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Passionate, literally shimmering movie. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Besides Montand's splendid performance, The Wide Blue Road's other treat is seeing a film that's both old-fashioned enough to believe that social concerns can lead to satisfying drama and well-made enough to deliver on that belief. A film infused with that kind of passion never goes out of style. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
In Wide Blue Road, his (Montand) character and the wages of desperation are much more complex. Here is the real lost Atlantis. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A small, beautiful film exploding with big ideas. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Dramatically effective, thanks in large part to Montand's impassioned performance. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The result is an interesting hybrid of neorealist grit and star-driven melodrama, in which very real concerns about poverty and social injustice are mixed with a romantic subplot. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
It's worth seeing, though, not only for its occasional moments of breathtaking beauty and sadness but also because its very rarity demands it. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A political movie that, partly through the powerful lead performance of its star, the relatively young Yves Montand, transcends its own politics. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The style is dated, and its neorealism seems forced and ineffective, but it's still delectable, and mostly for the things Pontecorvo hated about it: its delirious '50s color, and its stars, particularly Montand at the peak of virility. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The film is nowhere near the level of Pontecorvo's masterpiece, or even his subsequent flawed allegory on Vietnam, "Burn!," but is clearly the work of a natural coming into the full range of his powers. Read full review
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
iIt is clear that it would have benefited from black-and-white cinematography. And the melodramatic musical soundtrack is annoying and unnecessary. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The neophyte director has a tendency to pose his actors and musically overscore each new dramatic development. The combination can border on the ludicrous. Read full review
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