Sophie's Choice 1982

Critics score:
79 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Though it's far from a flawless movie, Sophie's Choice is a unified and deeply affecting one. Thanks in large part to Miss Streep's bravura performance, it's a film that casts a powerful, uninterrupted spell. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The picture is completely devoid of cinematic interest, adopting instead a tiresome theatrical aesthetic in which showy monologues are filmed in interminable, usually ill-chosen long takes. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: So perfectly cast and well-imagined that it just takes over and happens to you. It's quite an experience. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: By the end, the accumulated weight and lethargy of the production fails to invest Sophie's fate with the significance Styron achieves. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Astoundingly tedious. Read more