Plenty 1985

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times: Be a little patient: What builds beneath this quiet exterior, shot through with dark wit, is a haunting examination of the price that romantic idealism can exact. Read more

Vincent Canby, New York Times: There is, possibly, a decent film in Mr. Hare's play, but not as it's been written by him and ornamentally directed by Mr. Schepisi. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The ultimate blame for the film's lack of body must lie with Streep, who never succeeds in melding the components of this showy part into an accessible characterization. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Read more

Chris Peachment, Time Out: Whether or not you buy the message, it's a work that qualifies as epic, and reveals Hare as a great Romantic. Read more

Matt Wolf, Variety: Plenty emerges as an absorbing and fastidiously made adaptation of David Hare's acclaimed play, but also comes off as cold and ultimately unaffecting. Read more