The V.I.P.s
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: September 19, 1963 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A slick, glossy multi-character soap opera set in London's airport. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
The V.I.P.s is, gratifyingly, a lively, engrossing romantic film cut to the always serviceable pattern of the old multi-character Grand Hotel, and some of the other people in it are even more exciting than the two top stars. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
This has suspense, conflict, romance, comedy and drama. Its main fault is that some of the characters and the by-plots are not developed enough. But that is a risk inevitable in any film in which a number of strangers are flung together, each with problems and linked by a single circumstance. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The performances are all reasonably enjoyable, but it's the sort of film the British cinema could well do without. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJames Powers
Miss Taylor needs something stronger than this to display her talents, and so does Burton. Read full review
30
The TelegraphSarah Crompton
It is rubbish, and whereas Taylor’s playing can sometimes redeem utter nonsense, it doesn’t quite manage it here. Read full review
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