Madison
Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, The | Release Date: April 22, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2
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75
Chicago TribuneMichael Esposito
The result is a feeling of quiet heroism--people doing things because it's right to do them, even if it's not easy. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What is it about Indiana that inspires movies about small-town dreamers who come from behind to win? Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The drama gets stuck in a dispiritingly dull rut and fails to build toward what is supposed to be a something of a crowd-rousing triumph over adversity. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Madison couldn't be more wholesome if they served it with a tall glass of fresh milk. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Inspirational but uninspired sports movie. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyKim Morgan
If not for the race sequences and the intriguing presence of Caviezel, who made this film before "The Passion of the Christ" and who one hopes will take on even more roles befitting his peculiar sad-eyed charisma, the film would amount to a well-intentioned snooze. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
This otherwise amiable family film plods whenever the action returns to dry land. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Wants to be both heartwarming and quirky but is sometimes just cutesy instead. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
While Madison is earnest and inoffensive, it offers no surprises, few fascinating characters and a hackneyed script. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Tends toward the generic, and Jim Caviezel is hopelessly bland in the lead. Among the bright spots are Mary McCormack as the hero's wife and Bruce Dern as the wise old motorboat guru. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Director and co-writer William Bindley engages every move in the underdog playbook, including, but not limited to, the time the good citizens of Bedford Falls chipped in to make up George Bailey's shortfall in "It's a Wonderful Life." Read full review
40
Village VoiceBenjamin Strong
Madison peddles condescending hokum as heartland values. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Benefits from Caviezel's ability to project earnestness better than nearly any actor currently working, but its near-comic predictability, "What else could go wrong?" plotting and cliché-ridden screenplay sink it. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
By the time this corn festival is over, you'll be crying out for the relative toughness of the average Jimmy Stewart film. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
There isn't a scene, an action or a character that rings true, yet the narrative summary of the events that inspired it is a matter of record. Read full review
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