The Fisher King Critic Reviews

A modern epic that fuses myth with hard-edged reality, it's a one-of-a-kind, thoroughly engaging experience.Read the full review

The Fisher King has two actors at the top of their form, and a compelling, well-directed and well-produced story.Read the full review

Restores our belief in the power of movies to transform reality, even temporarily. So what if it's not perfect? It's magic.Read the full review

What emerges, in the end, are a clever premise that has been allowed to go awry and several performances that are lively and unpredictable enough to transcend the confusion. Mr. Bridges, always a fine intuitive actor, has never displayed a greater range.Read the full review