Sweet Dreams 1985

Critics score:
94 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times: Lange and Harris, dangerously well-matched, give us lovers whom only success could sunder. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Miss Lange makes herself a perfect physical extension of the vibrant, changeable, enormously expressive woman who can be heard on these recordings. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There isn't the sense of a well-shaped structure in this movie; there's no clear idea of what the filmmakers thought about Patsy Cline, or what thoughts her life is supposed to inspire. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The two main performances are excellent: Lange plays the singer without a hint of condescension to her dreams of 'a big house with yellow roses', while Harris is persuasively menacing, with an inventively foul mouth. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Read more