The Man Who Cried
Universal Focus | Release Date: May 25, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ricci brings her trademark gravity to the wary Suzie, but Blanchett's role is the dazzler. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's a strange and strangely unaffecting little drama -- but played very flat, with no particular emotional impact sought or achieved. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The imagery is lush, but the story is pretty cornball, with an ending that can only be called pure Hollywood. Only the marvelous Cate Blanchett transcends stereotype.
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
There's only one performer in the movie who looks completely at ease with what he's doing: the horse. Read full review
50
Film.comTom Keogh
While we may like what we see, it's impossible to comprehend what much of it means or why we should care. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
There's nothing particularly wrong with this whole setup; it's just very by-the-numbers. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The Man Who Cried is like a Yiddish generational tearjerker told from the perspective of the lost child rather than that of the bereaved parent. Read full review
40
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Potter gets the period details right, but the film itself has long since flown off the rails, miring good intentions in rank soap opera. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It's hard to be drawn into a movie if you're never entirely sure what it's supposed to be about, other than about 100 minutes. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A thing of beauty. But then so is a cloud and I wouldn't want to stare at one of those for an hour and half. Read full review
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