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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
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
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