Mumford
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: September 24, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
So wonderfully odd, even spiritual, that audiences won't be able to do anything but smile. Read full review
100
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Among the funniest and most satisfying films I've seen in years. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Turns the tricks of psychology into duplicitous high play. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A feeling movie, a mood movie, an evocation of the kind of interaction we sometimes hunger for.
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A crowd-pleasing ensemble piece, whose story goes exactly where you want it to. Read full review
80
Film.comPeter Brunette
It's witty, entertaining, often funny as hell and even, at times, surprisingly wise about the human condition. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
How refreshing it is to see a studio picture where plot development is revealed not so much by grandiose action as by the small, interior shifts that are witnessed through a character's eyes. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The performances are disarming and Mumford is the kind of comedy that grows on you if you give it a chance. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This good-natured comedy serves up plenty of laughs while suggesting that the best experts in human psychology are plain old humans. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Agreeably entertaining, peppered with rich laughs and very nice actorly touches. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
This eccentric fairy tale with the feel of "Our Town" has a number of remarkable performances.
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
A flyweight, humongously entertaining ensemble number. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
On a direct line with the whimsical small-town comedies of the '40s and '50s. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Kasdan ends up with an intellectually dishonest movie about intellectual dishonesty. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A sort of thinking-person's cornball movie. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
At heart a Frank Capra-style social fable for the '90s. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Low-voltage and forgettable. Read full review
64
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Despite impeccable performances, this is bloodless, ho-hum stuff. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Kasdan has assembled a stellar cast of supporting players to lend this low-key tale some interest. Read full review
63
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Kasdan hasn't lost his touch at gathering terrific ensemble casts, although the performances are uneven. Read full review
60
Film.comJohn Hartl
Goes out of its way to suppress most natural dramatic conflict, so it's left to the actors to carry the day. Read full review
60
Film.comTom Keogh
All fleeting charm where it could have been one of the most memorable films of the decade. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Those who enjoy the old-fashioned Hollywood pleasure of seeing divergent threads neatly pulled together will be more than satisfied. Read full review
60
SalonLaura Miller
Features one of the rare complex portraits of a therapist. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Mumford is good for a few chuckles and not nearly as egregious or cloying as it might have been. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
A little like a secular, more sophisticated "Touched by an Angel" episode.
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
I enjoyed this while it lasted, especially for the cast. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Seems as though its reach is always exceeding its grasp...partly because Kasdan spreads himself a bit thin amongst the nine major characters he's working with. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Kasdan's direction here is even less energized than his writing. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Watching this string of sketches about small town wackos is like channel surfing a heavy sitcom zone. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Comes straight out of the Forrest Gump School of Interpersonal Magic, and that's not necessarily a good thing. Read full review
30
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A fine case ... but none weighty enough to keep this fluff from evaporating as you watch it.
25
TNT RoughCutTom Cappello
If a good laugh is needed on the next trip to the theater, please avoid this quack. Read full review
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