Girl, Interrupted Critic Reviews

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Variety | Emanuel LevyAdd Critic to Favorites

A solid central performance by Winona Ryder and a captivating wild turn by Angelina Jolie in the yarn's flashiest role.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

There's too much control in it and not enough danger.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Top performances keep true-life mental ward tale Girl, Interrupted soaring, despite a script that frequently drifts into genre clichés.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Shrewd, tough, and lively -- a junior-league "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites

A sappy, muddled production that misses the jarring tone of the autobiographical book by Susanna Kaysen on which it is based.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Tired conventions, hoary themes and obvious conclusions.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The story, having failed to provide itself with character conflicts that can be resolved with drama, turns to melodrama instead.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

A small, intense period piece with a tough-love attitude toward lazy, self-indulgent little girls flirting with madness.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

Ryder's commitment is impressive. If her movie only had her courage.Read the full review

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