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Susan Stark, Detroit News: The movie itself makes no judgment. It's smart enough to ask you to do that by yourself and for yourself. Read more
Janet Maslin, New York Times: The film seldom displays much in the way of directorial hallmarks. Read more
David Edelstein, Slate: It's hard for me fully to express how deeply rotten I think Primary Colors is. Adjectives like 'glib,' 'coarse,' and 'sour' don't fully do it. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A smart and savvy piece of work. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Adapting Joe Klein's roman a clef of the same name, ferociously witty screenwriter Elaine May and her smooth old compatriot in comedy, director Mike Nichols, have made a zingy drama and have staffed it well. Read more
David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture: This entertaining but rather peculiar movie asks extraordinary questions, and I wish it were better equipped to give the answers. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is endlessly inventive and involving. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: A slack, tepid picture stuck in a no man's land between satire and drama. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The movie loses something by downplaying the book's arresting contrast between Stanton's smooth dishonesty and Picker's raw sincerity. Read more