Milk Money 1994

Clifford Terry, Chicago Tribune: An embarrassing, preposterous mess. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Only the least demanding audiences can be expected to buy into Milk Money. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: It's pointless to blame the cast members, who at least are in there trying. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: [A] jaded attempt at warmhearted comedy. Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: This pleasant, unassuming little comedy manages to overcome its many potential shortcomings. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Richard Benjamin, laboring under the idea that this is an enchanting premise, directs such episodes as if he were Norman Rockwell in a trenchcoat. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: John Mattson's script is every bit as silly as it sounds; it dawdles, stumbles, stalls, embarrasses both itself and the audience, and is routinely formulaic to boot. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Smuttiness is made coy; innocence is made dirty; boyhood sexuality is made into a cartoon. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Some movies just don't know when enough is enough. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I don't want to spoil it for you, but let's just say the gangster doesn't get what he wants, and true love saves the day. Read more

Jane Bartlett, Time Out: This feelgood romantic comedy is short on laughs, sexual chemistry, and the thriller subplot won't produce any white knuckles. Read more

Leonard Klady, Variety: With a tip of the hat to the performers, this is a misguided comedy with Hall of Shame pedigree. Its commercial prospects are quick, down and dirty. Read more

Kevin McManus, Washington Post: Question: Will Hollywood ever retire the Hooker With a Heart of Gold? Read more

Megan Rosenfeld, Washington Post: A preposterous movie about a boy, a babe and a car, all of them functioning minimally in what is essentially a showcase for Melanie Griffith's body. Read more