Michael Collins
Geffen Pictures | Release Date: October 11, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
The demands of the historical epic form seem to hobble Jordan's imagination. He's a director who's at his best when he can follow the dark logic of his own subconscious. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
There are pain and honor in this performance, and they constantly rise up to redeem a film that is less probing, less thoughtful than its director's claims and aspirations for it. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy
It is unfortunate when such a difficult, ambitious film doesn't quite pay off after building up so much solid credit, but that is the case here. It is possible that the nature of the history under consideration is as responsible for this as any other single factor. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Viewers may feel let down because the depth promised by the movie's visual artistry is never quite delivered. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
A filmmaker of Jordan's capability is not likely to make anything less than a competent, watchable movie, and that Michael Collins is. I think content rather than form detracts from the cogency of the finished product in this case. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman give sturdy performances, but Neil Jordan's historically based drama seems oddly cool and distant with regard to its incendiary subject. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
It isn't an unabashed movie-movie like the chest-thumping "Braveheart" or a cool, clinical semi-documentary like "The Battle of Algiers". There are elements of both here and they just don't dance. [11 Oct 1996, Pg.03.D]
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