76
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackBeautiful in both its brevity and its vision of contemporary Indian culture, the film abounds in easygoing humor.
- 90Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAnd that's the surprise of the movie, beyond even the humor and humanity of its inside look at contemporary American Indian culture. It's really the oldest and most primal story forms, the one about the old man and the boy.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIts particularities are the best thing about it.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThe cast is uniformly excellent in their roles, and Eyre's persistent use of long, trailing shots reinforces the story's elegiac tone.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertTakes advantage of the road movie genre, which requires only a goal and then permits great freedom in the events along the way.
- 70TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelA shrewd portrait, sly, casual yet palpably authentic, of the principal ways members of any minority try to respond to an uncomprehending world. [29 Jun 1998, p. 69]
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyBreezy, often self-mocking tone proves fresh and invigorating.
- 60Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanA well-crafted story with a unique voice. But its literary gifts are outweighed by its pictorial prosaicness. Dimming the screen in every shot is the unmistakable shadow of the page.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie makes up in sincerity and goodwill what it lacks in originality and style.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAlexie, who adapted his own novel, bears responsibility for the movie's ham-fisted treatment of racial-identity issues, its tiresome jokes and the dated, throbbing-guitar soundtrack.