Murphy's Romance 1985

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Mr. Garner and Miss Field are able comic actors, but they can't be much better than the corny material, the occasional one-liners and an overall sunniness that refuses to set. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The picture just lumbers along, lightly propelled by a series of contrived conflicts ... and anecdotal observations that don't add up to much. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "Murphy's Romance" takes a whole movie to arrive at the conclusion that takes us two minutes, but that doesn't mean this is a predictable movie. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: A depressing barometer of contemporary Hollywood. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Unfortunately, this sweet and homey picture which casts two very decent actors (Sally Field and James Garner) in two very decent roles, falls far short of compelling filmmaking. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Martin Ritt directs the screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch, who cross the country wisdom of Tennessee Ernie Ford with the stale wit of the Johnny Carson joke team. Read more