64
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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis is an old-fashioned movie done with wit, grace, smarts and style. [19 March 1999, Friday, p.A]
- 80SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinTrue Crime gives you sleaze on toast--a heap of tabloid bathos, a dusting of high-mindedness, a dash of gallows humor. It's a bizarre concoction, but it's riveting.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt would be even better if Eastwood followed his character's lead and emphasized "real issues" over "human interest" in a story that touches on important social problems without doing much to illuminate them.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyWoefully misconceived reporter-saves-innocent-man-from-execution cheese grater.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAs disappointing-but-worthwhile films go, you could do a lot worse.
- 70Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAn anti-capital-punishment polemic that won't change a single mind anywhere on Earth but will entertain well enough everywhere on Earth.
- 60The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannEastwood has never seemed less the persona he has built through the decades, the calm yet commanding center of a storm.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe geological equivalent of an albatross around the neck. It's another of those Warner Bros. productions that are heavy on star iconography and production values but AWOL on story.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumEastwood himself, pushing 70 but cruising women in their early 20s, counts on more goodwill than I can muster. I wasn't bored, but my suspension of disbelief collapsed well before the end.
- The whole project feels lazy and half-hearted.