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Vincent Canby, New York Times: By the end it has melted into a blob of cliches. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: James Bridges manages to do a fair job with the semihokey material. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Houseman is able to project subtleties of character even while appearing stiff and unrelenting; it's a performance of Academy Award quality, and resulted in an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Read more