Dead Man Walking (1995) Critic Reviews

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USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Happily, there's nothing to misconstrue about the film: It's fabulous.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

This film ennobles filmmaking.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites

Acting rarely gets better than this.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A bold, searching, wrenching experience. It may be the most complexly impassioned message movie Hollywood has ever made.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

It's ironic that a film with this title should be among the most vital, alive, and challenging cinema experiences of the year.Read the full review

Washington Post | Hal HinsonAdd Critic to Favorites

What this intelligent, balanced, devastating movie puts before us is nothing less than a contest between good and evil.Read the full review

Variety | Emanuel LevyAdd Critic to Favorites

An intimate chamber piece for two, superbly acted by Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, this is a mature, well-crafted movie.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

An extremely affecting experience, down to the last agonizing moment.Read the full review

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

Quietly courageous drama .Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Unusual in both its subject matter and its approach, this film guides us on a pair of intertwined paths American movies rarely venture down.Read the full review

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