The Princess Bride
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 25, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
Rob Reiner's not up to it: when the movie is meant to be romantic, the tone is frequently mushy and sexless, and when it's meant to be anachronistic and satiric, it's vaudeville-vulgar. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Kinda cute, occasionally amusing and very, very slow... I just wish [it] had more momentum, more oomph. [9 Oct 1987]
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
It also doesn't help that Cary Elwes and Robin Wright as the loving couple are nearly comatose and inspire little passion from each other, or the audience. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The movie is ungainly – you can almost see the chalk marks it's not hitting. But it has a loose, likable shabbiness. [19 Oct 1987, p.110]
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