77
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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertTatum O’Neal creates a character out of thin air, makes us watch her every moment and literally makes the movie work.
- 91The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurraySnappy patter reigns again, but by letting the story develop in open spaces rather than through tight edits, Bogdanovich fosters an atmosphere of freedom and promise.
- 88Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrRyan O'Neal is a con man and Tatum O'Neal is the foundling who may or may not be his daughter. Though their relationship is conventionally drawn, it has a heart that Bogdanovich hasn't been able to recapture.
- 80Time OutTime OutModern cynicism and efficient acting hold the potential mushiness at bay, and the pair's picaresque odyssey through the Kansas dustbowl, during which they vie for control over their increasingly bizarre partnership, is admirably served by Laszlo Kovacs' marvellous monochrome camerawork.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBogdanovich's warmest film, featuring charming performances from real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal.
- 50The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyPeter Bogdanovich and his screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, who adapted Joe David Brown's novel, have set out to make a bittersweet comedy that is both in the style of thirties movies and about the thirties. They evoke the time (1936) and the place (rural Kansas and Missouri) so convincingly that their rather sweet formula story seems completely inadequate, even fraudulent.