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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranTouch is not one of those movies that hurtles toward a slam-bang climax. A bemused gloss on the varieties of religious experience, it knows enough to take its time, making sure we enjoy ourselves along the way.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Schrader doesn't match the Leonard habit of ending each scene with a lively little jolt. But he succeeds admirably in extracting the novel's best lines and in casting his film with mischievous verve.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe plot of Touch sounds like a comedy. But the experience of seeing the film is subduing; the movie plays in a muted key.
- 63Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie doesn’t hit one out of the park, the way Get Shorty (another Leonard adaptation) did. But it racks up points with stolen bases and singles.
- 60The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsTouch never quite catches the satiric fire its subject seems to warrant. It's pleasant, disarming, and likable, but never quite miraculous.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineUltimately, Schrader pulls us into a mind-over-matter kind of purgatory: Fun and original as his film is, it lacks feeling and heart.
- 50Time OutTime OutThis talky would-be satire can find neither an appropriate tone nor a realised human drama to communicate the ideas. But there are some sharp lines and good scenes.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIt's a light-hearted comedy about faith, transcendence and American-brand exploitation, and addresses those issues in such goofy, indirect, unhurried fashion that you could easily miss what Schrader has to say.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserI'm not sure someone with Shrader's pessimistic outlook ought to be making comedies. I think the strain is too much for him.