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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelTight, clever thriller.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a political conspiracy thriller, a science fiction adventure, and sort of a love story. Most movies that try to crowd so much into an hour and a half end up looking like a shopping list, but Dreamscape works, maybe because it has a sense of humor.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineMade on a tight budget, the special effects are never very convincing, but the performances are all good. If you're willing to suspend disbelief, this is a neat thriller that's enjoyable from start to finish.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe longest comic episode is too heavily presented, and the whole plot slows down during the third quarter of the picture. But most of Dreamscape is light, lively, and entertaining. [21 Sep 1984, p.23]
- 70Time OutTime OutAs a night out this is as good a piece of solid, down-the-line schlock as anything to come along since Halloween III.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinAn enjoyably half-baked movie, and if it were any less farfetched it would be less fun.
- 50Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyThe possibilities are intriguing, but more might have been realized. [17 Aug 1984, p.23]
- 25Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordIn their defense, it must be said that Dennis Quaid (as the chief dreamer) and Kate Capshaw (back again, this time in the time-honored woman's role of "assistant scientist") make an appealing couple. The presence of Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer is more problematic; someone paid these people a lot of money to sleepwalk. [16 Aug 1984, p.B6]