The film was seen negatively by most critics; Film Review said it was "appallingly acted and monotonous" and Video Movie Guide 2002 described it as a "silly Cold War thriller".
"Ishtar" was an expensive film to make, but what dominated news reports in the months prior to its release — and, as Schlossberg mentioned, what most critics seemed to review — was the budget rather than the movie.
(An exchange in one of the more thought-provoking journals, in which Fabian Plotnick, our most high-minded critic, reviews Fabrizio's Villa Nova Restaurant, on Second Avenue, and, as usual, stimulates some profound responses).
(An exchange in one of the more thought-provoking journals, in which Fabian Plotnick, our most high-minded critic, reviews Fabrizio's Villa Nova Restaurant, on Second Avenue, and, as usual, stimulates some profound responses). Parody of a restaurant review in which Italian dishes have political and philosophical overtones.
By Woody Allen The New Yorker, February 5 , 1979P. 31 (An exchange in one of the more thought-provoking journals, in which Fabian Plotnick, our most high-minded critic, reviews Fabrizio's Villa Nova Restaurant, on Second Avenue, and, as usual, stimulates some profound responses).
The New Yorker, February 5 , 1979P. 31 (An exchange in one of the more thought-provoking journals, in which Fabian Plotnick, our most high-minded critic, reviews Fabrizio's Villa Nova Restaurant, on Second Avenue, and, as usual, stimulates some profound responses).
The movie, stuffed to the brim with special effects, has been popular with most critics, with the review-aggregation site RottenTomatoes.com rating it at 94 percent on the "fresh" scale.
Though most critics penned scathing reviews of Michael Cimino's lengthy, extravagantly over-budget 1980 "Heaven's Gate," former Times critic Kevin Thomas was one of the film's champions.
The New Directions set of three Jackson family numbers was favorably reviewed by most critics, though they didn't necessarily agree on which songs were most effective.
When his book was published, most critics kicked off their reviews with the admission that they would like nothing better than to hate Lebrecht's effort, recalling grievances stretching back 20 years.
