Zabriskie Point 1970

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Because of the fundamental emptiness of his American vision, all sorts of flaws that one might overlook in better Antonioni films become apparent. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: [Antonioni's] beautiful handling of 'Scope compositions and moods has many lingering aftereffects, and the grand and beautiful apocalyptic finale is downright spectacular. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Antonioni has no feeling for young people...He has tried to make a serious movie and hasn't even achieved a beach-party level of insight. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Antonioni's sorrowing, stranger's-eye view of modern America is sadly flawed by the way his 'story' s bogged down in the mood of student revolt dogging the nation in the late '60s. Read more

Tom Huddleston, Time Out: A visually sumptuous experience, it also typifies the very worst excesses of hippie-era filmmaking. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Antonioni has sought to bring into the focus of his own insights, the student vs establishment conflict. He is on foreign terrain. Read more