Orlando
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 9, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
CineVueDaniel Green
Swinton's intoxicating lead turn and Potter's aesthetic eye make up for the majority of the film's failings and flaws. Read full review
60
EmpireMarcus Trower
Continually clearing its throat to utter something profound about sexuality, this never quite delivers the speech, though its failure to fully engage the mind is made up for by its captivation of the eye. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
As a fantasy, Orlando has been spun out of a rather glib idea: that the mere assertion of Androgyny As Destiny is automatically a brave, emotionally triumphant stance for our time. The truth is, when androgyny is shrouded in this much deadening ”art,” it becomes little more than a haughty exercise in academic chic. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
It's visually intoxicating, with its lavish ruffs and furbelows, stately homes and manicured gardens, jewels and silks and elaborately curled hair, but there's less to ORLANDO than meets the eye. Read full review
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