I would have sued. Mary Tyler Moore shows her wrinkles and nothing else as the mother; Donald Sutherland, as dad, is pink and babyish. Robert Redford directed, with a sure knowledge of what Oscar likes. -Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Granted, this is a British film and so you expect a restrained, understated reaction from the runners, but it's this decided lack of fun that makes the movie drag so much. -Scott Nash, Three Movie Buffs
The film______ is more stuffy than stately, more prestigious than prodigious. It never quite captures the essence of ______, or the influence he exerted on other leaders, including Martin Luther King. It's a broad but shallow river of information. David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
So depressing it makes Legends of the Fall look like a picker-upper by comparison. Good dialogue and acting especially by Jack Nicholson, but apart from that I don't see what makes this film so special. -Joe O., Audience reviewer
The triumph of mediocrity over genius. It's the Salieri of movies. -Jeffery Gantz, Boston Phoenix
Not even the meticulous Meryl can breathe life into a movie that never really gets started, and takes almost an hour to end. -Simon Miraudo, Quickflix
Oliver Stone tries ambitiously to capture the full horror and frenzy of combat in Southeast Asia, but his technical skill outstrips his insight. -David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
And don't look for lessons from history or subtleties of human nature here. __________ is an uncomplicated movie that tells us when to laugh, when to cry, when to yawn, and - just once or twice, most notably in the Cultural Revolution episode - when to think for a moment. -David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
Its end effect depends largely on one's susceptibility to the sight of an actor acting nonstop and extremely well, but to no particularly urgent dramatic purpose. -Vincent Canby, New York Times
Embalmed in good intentions, ________ is a creaky adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. -Candice Russell, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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