Testament
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 4, 1983 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Miss Littman, who directed and was co-producer of Testament, gives its individual scenes a very realistic air, even if the film's overall conception is sometimes strained. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
While TESTAMENT is less sensational than the similar TV movie, "The Day After," first-time director Lynne Littman lays on the sentiment and symbolism a little thickly, and some may find the pre-disaster sequences slow going. The acting is undeniably strong, particularly Alexander's heartfelt performance. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Focusing on one family in a small northern California town that seems to have survived an initial attack, Littman quickly loses interest in the logic of the concept (the naturalistic presentation of an unnatural event) and begins pushing the sentimental pornography of death. Read full review
50
Washington PostGary Arnold
A dreadfully earnest but fatally uninspired effort to compress the aftermath of an epic catastrophe, massive nuclear war, into a small-scale family memoir. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMichael Blowen
Testament deserves some credit for its message; it's too bad that its delivery is strictly third class. [04 Nov 1983, p.48]
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
It calls attention not to the fate of the earth, but to the numbing effect of bad, manipulative art. [14 Nov 1983, p.98]
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