Man Trouble 1992

Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune: Rafelson, an accomplished screenwriter, seems unable, or unwilling, to give any shape to this mess. Read more

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune: A stunning disappointment considering the talent involved. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times: It's a lazy-looking movie, amiable and smart, but so fuzzy, in its imagery and structure, that it suggests the sun is getting to everybody, that they all need a dip in the pool. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: This is actually a pretty clever idea, and it's certainly ambitious -- too ambitious. Read more

Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer: There was reportedly a great deal of argument and dissent during the making of the film, and it is reflected in its erratic tone and slovenly, indecisive and increasingly incoherent narrative. Read more

John Hartl, Seattle Times: A jaw-dropping Hollywood disaster of Hudson Hawk proportions. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: A film that can't find much deadpan wit in a scene pairing Mr. Mazursky and Mr. Nicholson is indeed a study in missed opportunities. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The movie is a limp comedy of disempowerment, set in a cartoon world where testosterone rules. Read more

Tom Charity, Time Out: Not quite a romance, a thriller or a comedy, it's a movie with an on-going identity crisis. Read more

Lawrence Cohn, Variety: Jack Nicholson fans should feel cheated by Man Trouble, an insultingly trivial star vehicle. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: The movie is certainly original. No other film has ever flirted with so many formulas and genres and failed so completely to (a) parody their conventions or (b) execute them with some degree of skill or design. Read more