Roman Holiday
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 27, 1953 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
The Hollywood ReporterMilton Luba
With Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn turning in superb performances, Roman Holiday is 118 minutes of sheer entertainment. Read full review
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The film has enough adventure and excitement to satisfy, and the faintly bittersweet note of the ending is made deliciously palatable by its artistic rightness. Read full review
90
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
[William Wyler] times the chuckles with a never-flagging pace, puts heart into the laughs, endows the footage with some boff bits of business and points up some tender, poignant scenes in using the smart script and the cast to the utmost advantage. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It delivers on everything it promises, from the modern day reverse-Cinderella fable to a fabric of low-key humor. [Review of re-release] Read full review
80
The New York TimesA. W.
It is a contrived fable but a bittersweet legend with laughs that leaves the spirits soaring. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Witty, warm and beautifully filmed by Franz Planer and Henri Alekan, it remains an unabashed romantic delight, with Hepburn particularly luminescent. [Review of re-release] Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The film itself is a classic of romantic wish fulfillment, exactly the sort of beautiful lie that Hollywood specialized in. [Review of re-release] Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Wyler lays out all the elements with care and precision, but the romantic comedy never comes together - it's charm by computer. [Review of re-release] Read full review
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