Moscow on the Hudson
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: April 6, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It is also a rarity, a patriotic film that has a liberal, rather than a conservative, heart. It made me feel good to be an American, and good that Vladimir Ivanoff was going to be one, too. Read full review
90
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
Romantic humanism may not be fashionable in these cynical cinematic times, but few directors reveal the tragicomic lives of ordinary people with such sensitivity and humour. Read full review
90
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Wonderful comedy about a tragedy.
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Directed by Paul Mazursky with his usual unusual touches, Moscow would be in a lot of trouble without a superbly sensitive portrayal by Robin Williams of a gentle Russian circus musician who makes a sudden decision to defect while visiting the US. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A loving, dramatic comedy that resembles early Frank Capra in its patriotism and sentiment, this movie just misses on several levels but has enough humor to make you smile and enough corn to warm anyone's heart. Read full review
70
The GuardianStaff (Not Credited)
The absence of a real point of view, and of any depth of characterisation, prevents the otherwise pleasing entertainment drawing blood. Read full review
60
EmpireWilliam Thomas
As a fish-out-of-water comedy-drama, it works well. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
It seems unfinished, not yet thought through. Even the title doesn't quite fit, since the New York City that Vladimir discovers is far more densely populated by Southern blacks, Latin Americans, Western Europeans, Orientals and Indians from India than by Russians. It sounds as if it were one of those titles around which a screenplay was eventually composed. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldBill Cosford
The very premise is a test of one's tolerance for the cutes. The rest of the film is merely strange. [6 Apr 1984, p.D1]
40
Washington PostGary Arnold
For the first 40 or 50 minutes of Paul Mazursky's Moscow on the Hudson, I was convinced it was going to emerge as a great human interest comedy. But it takes such a nose dive in the final hour that bailing out early may be the only way to protect a favorable impression. Read full review
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Mazursky's satiric edge has always been leavened with heart. But now that his edge is gone he's wearing his heart on his sleeve and his dramaturgy has gone flabby. [16 Apr 1984, p.93]
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