| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Old pros Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins put on a darn good show." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a deeply conventional movie, but a wholly enjoyable one." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Mrs. Henderson Presents is not great cinema, and neither was the Windmill great theater, but they both put on a good show." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a dear film, sentimental and fond..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"Overall, Henderson hits more than it Mrs.--er, misses..." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...there is no drama, unless you count the wallflower romance of Hoskins and Dench, doing the Britcom shtick that's becomes her version of autopilot." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...Stephen Frears¿ lazy directing and Sherman¿s meandering script insistently go for the safe, for the cozy, each and every time the film shows a glimmer of potential." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"One of the year's best." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...there isn't much going on in Mrs. Henderson Presents beyond the odd-couple routine, some gaudy musical numbers and artful nudity." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The film's haphazard and uneven structure is offset by its effective mixing of three genres: comedy, drama, and musical." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It's funny, touching and crammed to the rafters with clever dialogue, splashy production numbers and stiff-upper-lip charm." more... |
B+ |
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