Tumbleweeds 1999

Critics score:
83 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Roger Ebert, At the Movies: The characters have been intriguing to know and easy to care about. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News: Features two unforgettable performances from a pair of actresses who are bound to make their mark in the movies. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: One of the most magical movie moments of the year. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Tumbleweeds is one of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits. Read more

Houston Chronicle: Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: There is something so poignant and generous and sad in that dilemma that women all over may watch McTeer's performance and glimpse an essential truth in it. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: A deeply and disappointingly conventional picture masquerading as a free-spirited one. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: Tumbleweeds is far from a slick Hollywood-style production. It's not encumbered, for one thing, by star power. There's no list of past hits, Oscar bids, parts gone wrong. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

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Jessica Winter, Village Voice: Tumbleweeds is a slender novella of a film, but it's closely observed and honestly presented. Read more