My Left Foot 1989

Vincent Canby, New York Times: An intelligent, beautifully acted adaptation of Christy Brown's first book. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: For all his character's travails the film as a whole winds up surprisingly upbeat. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: My Left Foot is a great film for many reasons, but the most important is that it gives us such a complete picture of this man's life. Read more

Time Out: Day Lewis' re-creation of writer/painter Christy Brown's condition is so precise, so detailed and so matter-of-fact that it transcends the carping about casting an actor without cerebral palsy. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: All performances are on the mark in this perfect little film. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Not only does Day-Lewis master the physical aspects of the role, the minute-to-minute struggle of almost complete paralysis, he lives the painful genesis of an artistic character. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Jim Sheridan's My Left Foot must be the most passionately empathetic film about a physical affliction ever made. Read more