| Critics Reviews |
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| CBC Infoculture: Manipulation at its best |
"There's only one thing stranger than 'Music of the Heart,' directed by horror king Wes Craven --that the movie actually works for the most part." more... |
| E! Online |
(grade: B+) "Is there anything magnificient Streep can't master?" more... |
| Nitrate Online |
"Already dubbed 'Fiddler N the Hood' by one critic, 'Music of the Heart' starts out pretty much like a T.V. movie-of-the-week..." more... |
| PopMatters |
"...this movie is too much Hollywood and not enough grit." more... |
| Roger Ebert |
"Most movies claiming to be based on fact pour on the melodrama, but this one basically just sticks to the real story, which has all the emotional wallop that's needed." more... |
| Salon |
"...falls flat for its skittish reluctance to bear any resemblance to an actual Wes Craven film." more... |
| San Francisco Examiner: Streep second fiddle to none |
(3 stars) "...a nicely crafted, uplifting story of perseverance and triumph, made real through the acting prowess of Meryl Streep." more... |
| ShowBIZ Data |
(3 stars) "...an intimate, touching and uplifting film, thanks in no small part to the lucent acting of Meryl Streep as Roberta." more... |
| Spliced: Small Blunders |
(2.5 stars) "... isn't much more than elementary sentimentality. But it is effective and affecting, thanks in large part to being tent-poled by Streep's predictably outstanding performance..." more... |
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