HBO | Release Date: September 11, 1993
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn EngstromJun 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: Stunning. [9 Sept 1993, p.C1]
100
Chicago Sun-TimesGinny HolbertJun 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: The film is certainly a virtuous, star-studded message movie. It's also a docudrama, with all the attendant questions about the fictionalization of facts. But it transcends that by being complicated, intelligent and vibrant. Without a trace of sentimentality, it is very moving. [8 Sept 1993, p.49]
90
NewsdayMarvin KitmanJun 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: Hip deep in all the chicken droppings about the movie, you would hardly know that it's a damn good movie. [9 Sept 1993, p.109]
90
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJun 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: Enthralling, must-see television. [10 Sept 1993, p.6EV]
90
Miami HeraldHal BoedekerJun 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Swift pacing energizes the movie, and Schulman writes compelling scenes for the large cast. Many actors, who have only one scene to make an impression, meet the challenge splendidly. [11 Sept 1993, p.G1]
80
Cleveland Plain DealerTom FeranJun 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's an ambitious and engrossing combination of mystery story and medical drama - and a powerful reminder that docudramas can be more than true-crime sleaze. [11 Sept 1993, p.1E]
75
San Diego Union-TribuneRobert P. LaurenceJun 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: Suffers from excessive ambition, but only through the best of intentions. [10 Sept 1993, p.E-1]
70
Chicago TribuneRick KoganJun 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: A fine film but one lacking an emotional punch commensurate with its subject. [10 Sept 1993, p.N-1]