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New York Daily News
Patch Adams is either a brilliantly sly, straight-faced parody of the standard Robin Williams tearjerker or the soggiest movie of the season. [24 December 1998, p. 29] Full Review
Elvis Mitchell
The New York Times
Low humor might count for more here if it weren't constantly overshadowed by the film's maudlin streak. Full Review
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
Williams knows when material is working, and he knows the sound of an honestly aroused crowd. This ain't it!
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James Berardinelli
ReelViews
The kind of film that will work for an audience that's just interested in having an emotional experience (with a happy ending) without caring how obviously or clumsily they are manipulated. I find this sort of sledgehammer film making to be offensive, but there are those who enjoy it. Full Review
Joe Leydon
Variety
Shamelessly sappy and emotionally manipulative, Patch Adams is an aggressively heartwarming comedy-drama that may be roasted by critics but embraced by ticketbuyers. Full Review
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