Waking the Dead Critic Reviews

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Based upon 9 Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

One of the most powerful romances of recent years, it is as generous as they come.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

It is a film of uncommon intelligence and rigor that illuminates a complex era, and the romance at its center is also one of exceptional passion and honesty.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

This wonderfully acted romance brings the touching fantasy "Truly, Madly, Deeply" to mind.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Has a good heart and some fine performances, but is too muddled at the story level to involve us emotionally.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

It's too fragmented and diffuse to ever bring its parts together in any really satisfying manner.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Gorden teases out some affecting scenes, but not enough to carry a film that promises more than it delivers.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

Forever stumbling over itself and breaking its own spell.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Enough to anesthetize the living.Read the full review

USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]Add Critic to Favorites

Spanning the counterculture '70s to the more career-oriented '80s and doing justice to neither decade, this event-heavy adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel may give viewers whiplash.Read the full review

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