| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"This winning comedy is the work of two master humanists..." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...the sort of backstage entertainment allegory that brings out the best in the director." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"What a lovely film this is, so gentle and whimsical, so simple and profound." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...will appeal especially to those who are not story-dependent." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"In the end, the movie's wistful, warm-hearted ways win its audience over to the light side, just like Keillor wants it." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"What sustains the film is the performers' belief in their shaggy-dog selves, which is more than just talent -- it's faith." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Anne Gilbert |
"Fans of director Robert Altman will be most pleased. If you aren't a follower already, well, there is precisely nothing here to win you over." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...sketchy, rambling..." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...more likely to inspire fondness than awe." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This combination of storytelling, singing, and corny comedy is sometimes a little too slow and long-winded for its own good, but at least the aftertaste isn't bitter." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a delectable antidote to the hard-sell sideshow of Hollywood." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"This is not one of the good Altmans. This isn't even one of the mediocre Altmans. No, the cinema's girl with the curl is back, and this time he's very, very bad." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Gianni Truzzi |
"Such a variety of ingredients might have made a tasty hot dish, not this warming but flimsy stew." more... |
C+ |
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