Stella
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: February 2, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
The bad news is that Stella is an unintentionally hilarious mess, handily summed up by what Haskell sees as "the lowest level" of the woman's film - "(It) fills a masturbatory need, it is soft-core emotional porn for the frustrated housewife. [2 Feb 1990]
33
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Stella is never dull, but by the time it replays the famous Barbara Stanwyck-in-the-rain scene, it’s jerking camp laughter instead of tears. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesPeter Rainer
This 20-year saga of an uneducated, working-class single mother who sacrifices everything to give her daughter the chance she never had is so recklessly shameless it verges on camp parody. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Unfortunately, the filmmakers here seem to lack any notion of how to create a well-crafted vehicle, and the whole thing comes off as an uncertain, shoddy attempt to wring box-office dollars from sniffling audiences. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
Basically "Beaches" without Hershey and the salt water. This insipid suck-face-athon provokes the gag reflex. Read full review
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