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A smart, generous, genuinely funny affair. Sometimes, like the camel who almost ambles away with the picture, it's longish in the tooth, but it is based on an extremely astute vision of life. [15 May 1987]Full Review

Sheila Benson
Los Angeles Times

Ishtar is a good movie, but you can't help but wonder if, lurking somewhere in those cans of outtakes, there isn't a great movie, too. [15 May 1987]Full Review

Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune

Enter Charles Grodin, who upstages all involved via his savagely comical portrayal of a CIA agent.Full Review

David Rooney
Variety

Ishtar is an unabashed vamp for a pair of household names, and as such it works, often hilariously.Full Review

Desson Thomson
Washington Post

It's worth seeing the movie just to observe [Grodin's] delicious blend of unctuous manipulation and anti-Communist sanctimoniousness. [15 May 1987]Full Review

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