Critics score:
100 / 100
Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes
Janet Maslin, New York Times: Read more
David Fear, Time Out: A key transitional work for the cinematic subversive, a seriously damning portrait of maternal martyrdom and, in a killer final shot, upward mobility. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Read more