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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is kind of sweet and kind of goofy, and works because its heart is in the right place.
- 70Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerBy all rights, a movie about a girl who finds true love with an orphaned busboy (Christian Slater) who needs a heart transplant should be a hoot. It’s a unique premise--that doesn’t mean it’s a good premise. And swatches of the film are indeed as goopy as one might fear. But what keeps the film together is Tomei’s performance.
- 70Time OutTime OutSlater's greasy-haired 'Beast' is not for the hard-boiled, but see the film for Tomei's sensitive, doe-eyed 'Beauty', and for Bill's sure feel for an authentic downtown milieu.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIf Untamed Heart is often too precious for words, there’s one thing in it that feels miraculously fresh: the performance of Marisa Tomei, who follows up her rollicking caricature of a streetwise Italian dish in My Cousin Vinny by proving that she’s a major actress.
- 63Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThe romantic fable Untamed Heart is hopelessly syrupy, preposterous and more than a little bit lame, but, still, somehow it got to me.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe Rain Man-Dying Young elements in Tom Sierchio’s script are pitfalls that Slater dodges with a wonderfully appealing performance. His love scenes with the dazzling Tomei have an uncommon delicacy. But it’s Tomei and Perez who give Untamed Heart its bouyant wit. Their friendship could have sustained an entire movie. It’s certainly the best part of this one.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliUnless you're a fan of Slater or Tomei, or hopelessly addicted to sappy, ineptly-handled love stories, there's no reason whatsoever to subject yourself to this movie.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThere's no getting around this dumb script that's just too silly for words.
- 30The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyUntamed Heart is to the mind what freshly discarded chewing gum is to the sole of a shoe: an irritant that slows movement without any real danger of stopping it.