Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 31, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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5
Negative:
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Robin Williams plays the main character with his usual air of repressed hysteria, and Kurt Russell is a good foil for him. But between the very funny beginning and the good-hearted finale, the story grows scattered and the tone is often ragged. [31 Jan 1986, p.23]
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Miami HeraldVicki Sanders
The Best of Times will make points with football fans, and it might even score with believers in the human comedy. But, oh, what a disappointing first half. [1 Feb 1986, p.C4]