A Prairie Home Companion Critic Reviews

Kline's combination of pratfalls and urbanity is funny, but it rubs against the rest of the movie's effortless rustic charm. He's like Errol Flynn on a hayride.Read the full review

What a lovely film this is, so gentle and whimsical, so simple and profound.Read the full review

What sustains the film is the performers' belief in their shaggy-dog selves, which is more than just talent - it's faith.Read the full review

The result is at once familiar and disconcerting, meta-Keillor done in Altman's desultory, distracted style.Read the full review

This combination of storytelling, singing, and corny comedy is sometimes a little too slow and long-winded for its own good, but at least the aftertaste isn't bitter.Read the full review

Take a swig of this moonshine. There's magic in it.Read the full review

This is not one of the good Altmans. This isn't even one of the mediocre Altmans.Read the full review

With a theatrical setting, a large ensemble cast, and musical numbers, Altman and his crew are in their own tailored version of heaven.Read the full review

Not since Woody Allen's "Radio Days" has anyone created such a cinematic Valentine to the wonderfully imaginative medium of radio as A Prairie Home Companion.Read the full review