Meet John Doe
Warner Bros. | Release Date: May 3, 1941 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The synthetic fabric of the story is the weakness of the production, despite the magnificence of the Frank Capra-directed superstructure. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
After a bright start, this hunkers down to serious hand-wringing... Coop's hick (none too convincingly hinted at as the new Messiah) turns out to be a bore, and Capra strains to accommodate political chicanery and his own half-baked idealism. Read full review
40
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The picture starts out in the confident Capra manner, but with a darker tone; by the end, you feel puzzled and cheated.
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