Simpatico 1999

Critics score:
25 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Roger Ebert, At the Movies: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: First-time feature director Matthew Warchus can't keep the plot from bewildering and even distancing the viewer. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The movie is so careless about its horse-selling subplot that its melodramatic payoff feels cheap and abrupt. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Another example of when bad movies happen to good actors. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Much effort and expertise have gone into the making of Simpatico, but, while it's entertaining, it's not as persuasive as it needs to be to succeed fully. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: Stone doesn't show up until the film is half over and seems to be trying rather hard to make up for the lost time. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A movie hobbled by unwieldy visual ideas. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Instead of permitting its characters to be developed naturally, Simpatico manipulates them to fulfill the needs of its heavy-handed plot. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Warchus seems as at ease with the complexity of the style as he is with directing actors. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: It's a confounding and unsatisfying film. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Read more

Jeremy Gerard, Variety: Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Warchus' accomplished handling and the stars' flavorful performances lend Simpatico a bittersweet grace. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: It's a shame Nolte and Bridges weren't cast as brothers, because the two have similar rumpled-suede faces and irritated-bark delivery. Read more