Somewhere in Time
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 3, 1980 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
3
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The New York TimesVincent Canby
The screenplay is priceless (funny) and it's Mr. Reeve who sets the film's tone. Unfortunately, his unshadowed good looks, granite profile, bright naivete and eagerness to please - the qualities that made him such an ideal Superman - look absurd here. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
The manner in which the writer, Richard Matheson, and Jeannot Szwarc, in his glory days the director of Jaws II, conspire to tell the story should not only render the audience tearless, but speechless as well. [11 Oct 1980, p.E7]
10
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Director Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up. Read full review
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