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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Boston GlobeBoston GlobeDirector Bruce Beresford keeps stars Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange, and Diane Keaton firmly rooted in the deep, dark black humor of Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. [01 Jul 2014, p.G15]
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt exists somewhere between parody and melodrama, between the tragic and the goofy. There are moments when the movie doesn't seem to know where it's going, but for once that's a good thing because the uncertainty almost always ends with some kind of a delightful, weird surprise.
- 80Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyThe powerhouse performances are directed by Bruce Beresford, who maintains balance among the actresses and keeps a lovely tone and smooth pace.
- 80The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelThe three actresses put so much faith in their roles that they carry the movie, triumphantly. They take the play's borderline pathos about heartbreakingly screwed-up lives--it's a mixture of looniness and lyricism--and give it real vitality.
- 60Time OutTime OutOccasional bursts of delicious tragic humour nevertheless make this a not unlikeable 'feminist' mood piece.
- 50Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioCrimes of the Heart is a well-intentioned effort, but also a deeply misguided one -- Henley's humor, while suited to the stage, disintegrates in a more literal-minded medium.
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyAs adapted by Miss Henley and directed by Bruce Beresford, this Crimes of the Heart has been turned into a majestic, totally humorless star turn for three individually splendid, collectively lost actresses -Diane Keaton (Lenny), Jessica Lange (Meg) and Sissy Spacek (Babe).
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA dismal affair that reeks of pretentious self-importance.
- 20Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonIt is excruciating: a combination of Beth Henley’s insistently eccentric screenplay, Bruce Beresford’s frenzied direction and the sight of three singular talents on an acting roller coaster with no one riding the brakes.