Primary Colors Critic Reviews

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USA Today | Jack GarnerAdd Critic to Favorites

Perhaps Nichols and May's greatest accomplishment is capturing perfectly on film the mysterious, complex, compromised relationship the public has with today's political leaders.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a superb film -- funny, insightful and very wise about the realities of political life.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Such a smart and savvy piece of work it encourages us to feel we're eavesdropping on history.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Guilty, deftly orchestrated fun.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

One the truest-feeling political portraits in years, as well as a fine piece of drama.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

Its palette isn't primary at all: It's full of secondary shadings.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

One of those thrilling confluences in pop culture that rewards audiences for thinking the worst about politicians and the best about movie stars.Read the full review

The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a movie struggling with its own identity crisis, and with the obvious constraints created by its subject matter.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

A modern immorality tale with a keen, observant edge.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Joe Klein's novel -- is a cynical satire of life on the campaign trail. It's harsh, blistering, and possesses an edge that the film, a warmhearted comedy/drama, lacks.Read the full review

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