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Fine Line Features | Release Date: December 17, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
10
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
Possesses the open-ended, continual off-kilterness of Shepard theater. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Demands full attention, if only for the pleasure of watching great actors mine Shepard's harsh, beautiful language for all it's worth. Read full review
70
TNT RoughCutSpencer H. Abbott
Many may find the ultimate drive behind the main characters (especially Nolte's) to be a misguided, feeble and disappointing payoff at best.
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
An unbeatable cast lends satisfying emotional texture. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This stylized tale of guilt and retribution is a surprisingly sleek and affecting drama. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A somewhat bewildering and unsatisfying film that nevertheless contains more inspired moments and brilliant scenes than many movies we call successes. Read full review
60
SalonCharles Taylor
Warchus seems as at ease with the complexity of the style as he is with directing actors. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A confounding and unsatisfying film. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Star-packed fiasco. Read full review
50
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
It's an awkward jumble whose only value is as a forum for movie junkies to track the progress of half-a-dozen screen careers at once. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Far from being a typical Hollywood desecration of a difficult play, it stays true to the work's quirky, renegade spirit. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
Proves only intermittently engaging as its twisted plot loses energy and becomes confusing in the latter half. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
While it's entertaining, it's not as persuasive as it needs to be to succeed fully. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Schickel
Curiously, if fitfully, intriguing. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
As has been the case with most of Shepard's plays, transfer to the movies spells doom. Read full review
40
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A promise unfulfilled.
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
A non-starter. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Feels static and constricted, its intensity dulled by overreliance on dialogue. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A long slog through perplexities and complexities. Read full review
32
Mr. ShowbizRichard T. Jameson
The switch of medium hasn't reinvigorated the soil or resulted in a film with any compelling reason for being. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
A decked-out mediocrity with a high-octane cast. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Stumbling adaptation of a Sam Shepard play about men, horses, chance, and lies. Read full review
25
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Atmosphere goes only so far in a story where the major characters fade from memory. Read full review
20
Film.comGemma Files
Tired, overcomplicated mix of macho bullshit. Read full review
10
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An extravagant waste of resources. Read full review
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