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Vincent Canby, New York Times: The Grifters is so good that one leaves the theater on a spellbound high. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A mannerist thriller that doesn't begin to work despite the number of talented hands involved. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is a movie of plot, not episode. It's not just a series of things that happen to the characters, but a web, a maze of consequences. Read more
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: Best to savor The Grifters for its handsome design -- the picture looks as clean as a Hockney landscape -- and its juicy performances. Read more
Stephen Garrett, Time Out: Donald Westlake's excellent screenplay does some justice to the starkness of Jim Thompson's novel; and Frears' direction never fails to grab the attention. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Cusack underplays Roy, making him an unbelievable wiseguy, a colorless cipher too akin to the saps he loves to fleece. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: It seduces you into believing it's merely a cheeky trifle, and then, when you least expect it, lowers the boom. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: This is one human board game that's absorbing to watch. Read more