Mystery, Alaska
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: October 1, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
16
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
The humor sizzles. Read full review
80
Film.comTom Keogh
Drama, swift action, and low-key, character-driven comedy. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Does offer solid laughs, engaging performances and a captivating setting. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Scores big as a study of small-town life where characters collide and are forced to get along for the good of the community. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
An upbeat meat-and-potatoes movie. Read full review
70
Film.comSean Means
Raucously funny. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Its loose-limbed sweetness and gruff irreverence are just right. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Could metamorphose into an entertaining sitcom. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Individual performances...are flavorful and simpatico. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Unwaveringly predictable. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Disney seems intent upon overdosing audiences with the little guy proving himself against a seemingly superior force. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The enterprise might also be called ''Picket Fences on Ice." Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Some terrific characters and some of the year's punchiest comic dialogue. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Nothing's wrong with this movie--the hockey footage is exciting, the characters quirky, the subplots idiosyncratic--but nothing's special about it either. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Yet another Hollywood serving of everyman pluck, sports division. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Has the potential to be much more than it is, especially with the collection of able actors on hand. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It is Australian Crowe, a previous non-skater, who gives the film's standout performance. Read full review
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
Relies on ensemble allure, with mixed results. Read full review
50
Film.comJohn Hartl
Crowe gives the kind of thoughtful performance that suggests what Mystery, Alaska could have been if it had stayed in focus. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
If you drop the "c" in hockey you get a perfect description of Mystery, Alaska. Read full review
50
SalonChris Colin
There's no buildup, just emotional peak after emotional peak. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerEdvins Beitiks
Not as predictable as the rest of its ilk. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Thoroughly mediocre. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
We know the story will conclude with a crescendo of frozen-north hallelujahs. Cheering is endemic to Disney. They can't help themselves. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There are people who eat this kind of thing right up -- if you're one of them, dig in. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Slack, saccharine script. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The bottom line with the film is that there's just no damn mystery about it. Read full review
29
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
Has its share of small pleasures. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldCurtis Morgan
Humdrum hybrid of stale sitcom characters and creaky sports cliches.
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