A sincere, tender, beguiling and at times exalting picture. It is sympathetically and adroitly adapted, handsomely produced, expertly directed and eloquently acted.
80
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
An affectionate tale, told with sensitivity and a wonderfully offbeat sense of humor.
Tortilla Flatt is really a little idyll which turns its back on a workaday world. But it is filled with solid humor and compassion—and that is pleasant, even for folks who have to work.
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The New YorkerPauline Kael
A good-natured and engaging minor novel by Steinbeck, turned into a good-natured and engaging (though corny and quaint and picturesque) film at M-G-M.