Maze
Andora Pictures International | Release Date: November 9, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There are several Idiot Plot moments when a simple line of dialogue (''He has Tourette's syndrome'') would work wonders but is never said. And yet the movie has a sweetness and care that is touching. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
In the end, you just feel good about these people, and that's a nice sensation these days. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Holds its potentially problematic ingredients together remarkably well, summoning outstanding performances from Morrow and Linney, while never dipping into sentiment or patronizing the ailment's sufferers. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Morrow and his collaborators so clearly believe in this project that I was carried along, often charmed and never bored. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
In Linney, Morrow has chosen a formidable co-star, an actress who seems to draw upon an unusual degree of self-awareness to endow every character she plays with dimensions beyond what any script could provide. Read full review
60
Film ThreatDon R. Lewis
It works because this isn't really a "disease" film, it's a love story. It just so happens one of the main characters has Tourette Syndrome. Thus, I too will take the easy way out and say, "it's a good love story...with a twitch." Read full review
60
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Morrow the actor tries too -- but he's a stylish director with a steady hand and a shaky eye (the scenes from Lyle's tortured point of view are dazzling, if not a bit unsettling). It'd make one hell of a TV movie. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Well-intentioned but predictable romance. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Although this is a likable comedy-drama, it never quite balances its humanitarian message (disabled people fall in love like everyone else) with its standard-issue romantic angles. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Morrow and Linney are gifted, extremely likable actors, and the movie has some ingratiating moments and a seductive soundtrack. But there's a by-the-numbers inevitability to every scene, and it never clicks into place to be anything special. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Morrow fares less well with the script, which he also produced and collaborated on. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The love story is pretty conventional stuff, but Linney's finely calibrated, low-key performance as Callie goes a long way towards making it more interesting than it might otherwise be. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
This mishmash of emotional tones can't be redeemed by the performers' considerable investment in their work. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The movie walks a tightrope between playing this misunderstood malady for laughs and sentiment. Read full review
30
VarietyRobert Koehler
Morrow displays keen attention to physical detail, but starring both behind and in front of the camera looks to have been a mistake here. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Just when you think it can't get any worse, Maze rams home a body blow -- equating the involuntary spasms of Tourette's with the ungovernable impulses of the heart. Read full review
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