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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonA modern epic that fuses myth with hard-edged reality, it's a one-of-a-kind, thoroughly engaging experience.
- 90VarietyVarietyThe Fisher King has two actors at the top of their form, and a compelling, well-directed and well-produced story.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinWhat emerges, in the end, are a clever premise that has been allowed to go awry and several performances that are lively and unpredictable enough to transcend the confusion. Mr. Bridges, always a fine intuitive actor, has never displayed a greater range.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIf you treasure Gilliam at his best and take his ideas seriously, you'll probably be infuriated as well as delighted.
- 80Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversRestores our belief in the power of movies to transform reality, even temporarily. So what if it's not perfect? It's magic.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA fanciful spiral of mythology, madness, cynicism and salvation.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe script never resolves the different levels on which it tries to operate, and also throws in too many loose ends which never get cleared up.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA disorganized, rambling and eccentric movie that contains some moments of truth, some moments of humor, and many moments of digression.
- 10The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe movie is a peculiarly irritating failure -- a leaden piece of uplift.