The Flamingo Kid 1984

Andre Sennwald, New York Times: Even if The Flamingo Kid comes out of sit-com country, the character and the performance effortlessly rise above their origins. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Professionally made, quite entertaining, and disappointingly hollow. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Dillon is a revelation in this movie. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The performances compensate, with Dillon turning in a light and touching portrait of confused ambitions. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Dillon does a good job in his fullest, least narcissistic characterization to date. Read more