Silkwood Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

That could have been a good movie, but predictable. Mike Nichols' Silkwood is not predictable.... We realize this is a lot more movie than perhaps we were expecting.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Michael BlowenAdd Critic to Favorites

Fueled by Meryl Streep's performance in the title role, energized by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen's script and tempered by Mike Nichols' understated direction, Silkwood is a brilliant movie that puts art above polemics, and the facts above speculation. [14 Dec 1983]Read the full review

Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites

A very fine biographical drama.Read the full review

The New York Times | Vincent CanbyAdd Critic to Favorites

Silkwood is a very moving work about the raising of the consciousness of one woman of independence, guts and sensitivity.Read the full review

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