Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 13, 1982 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Denby
This movie, one of the most bizarrely ambitious works directed by an American in recent years, is certainly a mess, but it's a joyful mess, with far more invention and life than many a more conventional well-made film. [16 Aug 1982, p.42]
75
Mazursky lets it all run too long, by a half-hour at least, but he also offers a menu of rare delights. [27 Aug 1982]
70
It's bold, and big, and even beautiful at times. That's more than most recent movies can claim. [26 Aug 1982, p.19]
70
Tempest is too long and often rambles when it should scintillate, but it has wit and heart, and some of its Shakespearean switcheroos have a touching charm. [16 Aug 1982, p.59]
25
Mazursky never makes the case for his hero's disaffection, and Cassavetes is not one of those screen presences for whom we are willing to fill in the blanks. [24 Sep 1982, p.D2]