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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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is an amazingly ambitious movie, not so much because of the time and space it covers (a lot), but because Potter trusts us to follow her heroine through one damn thing after another. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It feels both big and little, concentrating as it does on the small movements in people's lives and the huge tides of history. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Melodramatic and strangely moving.
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Though the film falls short of its aspirations, there's something magical about it. It's a poetic look at transience, betrayal, loss and doom.
63
USA TodayAndy Seiler
A curious but intriguing movie that leaves you bemused and more than a little confused. Read full review
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