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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThanks to everyone involved, the movie radiates a hundred pleasures.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertUnstrung Heroes has been directed by Diane Keaton with an unusual combination of sentiment and quirky eccentricity.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversKeaton has crafted something rare: a screwball comedy that cuts to the heart.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThere's nothing especially original about Unstrung Heroes, but the story is told with intelligence and sensitivity.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenEccentricities, though they are essential to the story, nevertheless come across as too pat and planned in Unstrung Heroes. Despite my inability to dismiss the film's uncomfortable flaws, these were not so distracting that I had anything other than an enjoyable experience while watching the movie and was awash in a small puddle of tears at the end.
- 60EmpireEmma CochraneEmpireEmma CochraneKeaton handles her appealing ensemble, the early 60s period and child's perspective of tragedy, love and reconciliation with a sure, gentle hand.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanTrying for a dark-toned comedy of familial mishap, Keaton dips into the sentimental fraudulence.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThanks to the performers (including Andie MacDowell and John Turturro), this has a certain amount of charm and warmth, but the period ambience feels both remote and uncertain.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittDiane Keaton directed this ragged but lively comedy-drama from Richard LaGravenese's imaginative screenplay.
- 30Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloToo much attention to art-deco detail, a meandering story that hesitates whenever it wants to touch an emotional chord, then squanders the opportunity with an eccentric line-reading or an extravagant camera angle.