The Bridges of Madison County
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 2, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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17
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
Washington PostRita Kempley
While this adaptation of Waller's treacly bodice-ripper leaves out a lot of the lurid excess, it is not altogether free of pomposity. Read full review
50
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
Eastwood, who directed the picture adequately, is inadequate in this role. He has done a lot of impressive acting in films, but none of it has been sexually romantic, and the age of 64 was not the right time to take up that line of work. [03Jul1995, Pg. 26]
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
LaGravenese... has understood that the worst of Bridges is not in its dialogue but in the silent musings that occupy its characters' minds. By keeping those thoughts unspoken, by allowing the camera to show instead of having words tell, much has been accomplished. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Even those who despised the original novel should not have trouble stomaching Bridges, while the novel's fans will find the film -- despite some additions -- generally true to what they perceive to be the book's spirit. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
Director Eastwood favors naturalism and sometimes the effort to reproduce what it is like to meet someone new bogs the picture down irreparably. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Clint Eastwood resurrects the star system, the Hollywood love story, and middle-aged romance, but despite all his craft and sincerity, he and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese can't quite turn Robert James Waller's cardboard best-seller into flesh and bone. Read full review
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