Project X 1987

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: "Project X" reflects quality and care throughout, but its elements don't quite mesh. Read more

Pat Graham, Chicago Reader: Plenty of strikes against this--moronic story line, obligatory animal mugging, more "awwwww" opportunities than any film since 3 Men and a Cradle--but it's still one of the most accomplished pulp fantasies in a while. Read more

Walter Goodman, New York Times: The director, Jonathan Kaplan, lays on the animal antics without stint; it's a one-ring circus. The way he tugs at our sympathy for the poor smart beasts may remind you of a house pet scratching away for attention. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It's content to be a well-made, intelligent entertainment aimed primarily, I imagine, at bright teenagers. It works on that level. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Disney-ish drama with a conscience. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Broderick is rightly more subdued here than in some recent performances, and supporting cast is discreetly effective. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Although Parkes and Lasker produce a set of primates guaranteed to charm the upholstery off the theater seats, there is little else. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: It's as unabashedly political as "Silkwood" and unashamedly sentimental as "Lassie Come Home." Yet it remains taut and resists the temptation to paint the villains too broadly. Read more