80
It's Walken who's most impressive.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
75
Goes soft in the end, but not ruinously so. Meanwhile, its loose cannons bounce off one another deliciously.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
A small gem.
75
Walken gives a beautifully understated performance.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The plot isn't what makes this movie worth watching anyway -- it's the performances and the ambiance.
67
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
Not only are these characters beautifully underplayed, but they're underplayed by two of the most enthusiastic scene-stealers around: Walken & Lauper.
58
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Skillfully made, yet the film would have been better if it had tapped a bit of that Walken madness.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
A brilliant performance (Walken).
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
He (Walken) is a gifted classical actor...and here he understands Victor Kelly from the inside out.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
It's a character study, nicely realized.